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
Although only five minutes in length, The Magic Lantern gives us a momentary glimpse of the magic of cinema as a burgeoning medium and the inchoate experimentation that accompanied its first decades as a studio invention.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the people defacing Friend’s advertisements are expressing a much larger, inchoate rage at the broader AI industry, not just these plastic pendants that practically nobody owns.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Other milestones in the proposal Musk would need to meet in order to receive his reward include the deployment of autonomous taxis and humanoid robots, an inchoate industry Tesla is heavily investing in.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the people defacing Friend’s advertisements are expressing a much larger, inchoate rage at the broader AI industry, not just these plastic pendants that practically nobody owns.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Other milestones in the proposal Musk would need to meet in order to receive his reward include the deployment of autonomous taxis and humanoid robots, an inchoate industry Tesla is heavily investing in.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoate
Adjective
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But that potentiality feels nascent in Slater’s current rendering of the part rather than fully acknowledged and explored.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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But this arrangement highlights some of the limitations of the nascent industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Public pressure became even stronger after the initial wave of Ukrainian liberations of towns around Kyiv revealed Russian atrocities – including mass killings of civilians.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Authorities in Minnesota are investigating two more fatal house fires after an initial deadly blaze last weekend.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In one settlement set to be devoured by London, Hester (Hera Hilmar) is waiting to exact revenge against Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving) for killing her mother, and young historian Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan) joins her incipient rebellion.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The political liberalization, while still incipient, was likened by Velásquez to glasnost, referring to the era of reforms and freer public debate that preceded the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Taylor Whitehill added 13 points, while Avery Lanore scored 12 and Maddie Schneider scored 11 for the Mustangs, who took control in the first half, outscoring the Pirates 27-17 and extending the advantage in the second half.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Lakers led by 11 points in the first half and 12 in the second half – the latter after Reaves made a jumper early in the third quarter to begin a 10-0 Laker run – but Bane tied the score at 81 before giving Orlando (31-26) a handful of two-point leads in the fourth quarter.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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