as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend
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Recent Examples of inchoate
Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.
—Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Bill watched the inchoate group, his irritation at their puckishness melting away—in its stead, curiosity.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
There is fun, and glory, but underneath these is a more inchoate drive, an ontological imperative, maybe, to play with fire.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.
—Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Bill watched the inchoate group, his irritation at their puckishness melting away—in its stead, curiosity.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
There is fun, and glory, but underneath these is a more inchoate drive, an ontological imperative, maybe, to play with fire.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for inchoate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoate
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China, seen as a primary trading partner for many Southeast Asian countries, is using what Koh described as its nascent series of exercises as a stepping stone toward what Beijing hopes will become a more comprehensive set of relations in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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That hurdle is especially high with internet advertising where nascent courses have to compete against powerhouse programs, like Grand Canyon or Arizona State University, offering degrees online.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who loses will receive five bonus bets that add up to the initial stake.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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On the macro front, there’s no doubt that the jobs report turned up the level of concern about the economy’s growth pace by a few clicks, while putting some pressure on the not-insignificant camp of economic handicappers who have been calling for an incipient reacceleration in U.S. growth.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
6 Sep. 2025
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The following excerpt details their match at the 2022 U.S. Open, in which Alcaraz and Sinner played the computer-game epic that announced their incipient takeover of tennis to the world.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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After drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at the beginning of the month, dropping points for the first time in the Women’s Super League (WSL) this season, Chelsea needed a penalty to equalise and finish with the same result away against FC Twente of the Vrouwen Eredivisie.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s press conference before Game 1 of the finals marked Engelbert’s first public comments since her stewardship came under fire from some of the league’s biggest stars earlier this week.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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