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
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.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Leaders in those countries remember the havoc wreaked by an incipient Islamic Republic that sought to shore up its revolutionary enterprise through acts of terror.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Grey saw her incipient stardom go up in smoke after two rhinoplasties, undertaken in the early 1990s at the urging of her mother, left her unrecognizable to people who’d known her since childhood.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
On one hand, part of their appreciation for warning sirens lies in the noble purpose of preventing harm in the face of incipient natural disasters.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Leaders in those countries remember the havoc wreaked by an incipient Islamic Republic that sought to shore up its revolutionary enterprise through acts of terror.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Grey saw her incipient stardom go up in smoke after two rhinoplasties, undertaken in the early 1990s at the urging of her mother, left her unrecognizable to people who’d known her since childhood.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
On one hand, part of their appreciation for warning sirens lies in the noble purpose of preventing harm in the face of incipient natural disasters.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
Adjective
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Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fox also owns part of the nascent United Football League.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These two agents appear to be the two officers identified as the shooters in an initial report by the Department of Homeland Security about the incident.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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During an initial court appearance Thursday, a judge granted the government's request to detain Kazmierczak pending a detention hearing Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The obvious first step is to gather as much light as possible.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Back in 2019, Gab Waller would never have expected that her first client as a personal shopper would be the English model and actor Rosie Huntington-Whitely.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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