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
Woodford himself was quite explicit that his intervention was intended merely to formalize the existing consensus— to backfill a consistent theory behind an inchoate set of practices that had evolved through trial and error.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
There are two teenage boys in the film, Haruki (Waku Kawaguchi) and Keita (Kiyora Fuiwara), whose inchoate erotic feelings for one another, a love that can still barely say its name in provincial Japan, forms a subplot here.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the greater public, a dangerous, inchoate rage directed at Barack Obama persists alongside the widespread affection for him.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The mood is unsettled; the structure is amorphous and inchoate.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
There are two teenage boys in the film, Haruki (Waku Kawaguchi) and Keita (Kiyora Fuiwara), whose inchoate erotic feelings for one another, a love that can still barely say its name in provincial Japan, forms a subplot here.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the greater public, a dangerous, inchoate rage directed at Barack Obama persists alongside the widespread affection for him.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The mood is unsettled; the structure is amorphous and inchoate.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoate
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And that could be a problem for any nascent deal between the United States and Iran.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Many will be looking to see whether Apple’s history of turning nascent technologies into popular products will apply to AI, especially after the company’s AI ambitions have faced delays.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX — rocket manufacturer, satellite internet service provider, AI firm and owner of X (aka Twitter) all rolled into one — has officially set a record for the biggest IPO in history with its initial stock pricing.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The programming follows the chefs from initial concept and ingredient sourcing through recipe development and testing, offering passengers a behind-the-scenes look at how the meals came together.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Even incipient technologies like quantum computing rely on specialized fabrication and precision engineering.—
Eric Kutcher,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Their evident fondness for one another, glowing warmly alongside all their sniping and whispering and eye-rolling, allows all the nightmares in Big Mistakes to feel like a lark rather than an incipient calamity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The first serious legal challenge to the House settlement will come courtesy of a USC freshman linebacker.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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