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Recent Examples of Synonyms for importunate
Adjective
  • This was Liverpool in urgent need of a lift after a series of setbacks and a manager looking elsewhere for solutions rather than backing the club’s long-serving match-winner to deliver.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The shelter was recently 11 dogs over capacity, making his situation increasingly urgent.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite highly unusual aid from our nation, an acute crunch including a devaluation of Argentina’s currency and a 10th default on its debt is very possible.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In Russia, this problem was especially acute.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Importunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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