as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
I have an incipient dislike and distrust of that guy, and I only met him this morning
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Recent Examples of incipient
Abrego Garcia’s case was a human tragedy and an incipient constitutional crisis.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
And an administrative error by the Trump team in its aggressive program to deport undocumented migrants has turned into an incipient constitutional crisis.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
And an administrative error by the Trump team in its aggressive program to deport undocumented migrants has turned into an incipient constitutional crisis.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
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Accordingly, Abbas has presided over a period in which many of the nascent institutions created by Oslo are, at best, brittle.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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But a holistic change to organization, training, tactics and operational execution is in the nascent stages.—
Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Cancel For Any Reason coverage Up to 75% reimbursement for nonrefundable trip costs if purchased within 20 days of your initial trip deposit.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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The Three Components: Decoding The P’s Financial plans can often follow a standard, cookie-cutter approach if advisors do not delve deeply enough during the initial discovery process or in ongoing discussions.—
Monish Verma,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Adding to the shock factor of this particular comeback was how badly Indiana handled the ball in the first half.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Five years after the first trial in 1342, Hugh Colne was convicted of being one of the men to stab Forde in the stomach and sentenced to the notorious Newgate Prison.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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