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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. 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
  • That volume is masking deteriorating demand from key sectors - particularly domestic manufacturing, which drives more than 60% of big rig ton miles, and ocean imports.
    Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The impact of the accelerated demand is evident in GE Vernova’s quarterly results.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Treasury Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The announcement came shortly after President Trump expressed his support for the district, in Massapequa, N.Y., in its fight against complying with a state Board of Regents requirement that all districts abandon mascots that appropriate Native American culture or risk losing state funding.
    Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Importunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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