1
as in demand
something that someone insists upon having
overwhelmed by the often conflicting importunities of pressure groups
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2
as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another
resented the importunity of those annoying telemarketers
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Recent Examples of importunity
Our own house has turned into a kind of office, a site of fax and phone, of administration and importunity.
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Seamus Heaney, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Our own house has turned into a kind of office, a site of fax and phone, of administration and importunity.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Seamus Heaney, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Our own house has turned into a kind of office, a site of fax and phone, of administration and importunity.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for importunity
Noun
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In reality, however, no amount of market interventions or trade deals can prepare the American workforce for the demands of 21st-century manufacturing.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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During these days, because of its strategic location across from the bar, Christopher Park served as a gathering place, refuge, and platform for the community to voice its demand for LGBT civil rights.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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In 1945, the U.S. State Department looked to commission a Spanish version of the national anthem, per the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who looked to strengthen political and business partnerships with Latin American countries amid World War II.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Burrow dialed in Outside of the ongoing Trey Hendrickson saga, all of Joe Burrow’s public requests of the front office have now been met.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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And in a case about Texas’ requirement that websites verify users are 18 or over, one justice expressed her own parental frustration over trying to control what her children see on the internet.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Instead, the vote was based mainly on a presentation by Lyn Redwood, the former head of a group founded by Kennedy that has lobbied against vaccine authorizations and requirements.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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“Importunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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