instancy

noun

Definition of instancynext
as in urgency

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instancy
  1. urgency
  2. importance
  3. insistence
  4. moment
  5. significance
  6. exigency
  7. consequence
  8. magnitude
Noun
  • An urgency has existed during this offseason for Rhule’s coaches — to implement their systems and to find a level of comfort alongside each other.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • If anything, said Janetta Cravens, founder of CoSpire Consulting and a longtime foundation-board adviser, the law removed urgency rather than created it.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of urgency
Noun
  • Most importantly, the bureau has been elevated in importance, and other ministries are now formally required to share their information.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • This month, a gay rights activist obtained the memo outlining the agreement from the Defense Department after filing a lawsuit, arguing that clarity was of public importance.
    — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of importance
Noun
  • From the outset, the foundation was shaped by his authentic interest in supporting AIDS research and his insistence on listening to people with lived experience of the epidemic, Aslett said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • And a crypto market structure bill is snagged over Democrats’ insistence over ethics rules for the president.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Her daughter, Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace, turned toward Colt and recounted the final moments of her brother’s life.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Getting that phone call is the most memorable moment in my time.
    — AJC Sports, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of moment
Noun
  • The significance lies less in the sum stolen than in the nature of the failure.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Its mission takes on a special significance during July, which is Disability Pride Month.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of significance
Noun
  • Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of exigency
Noun
  • Kohberger alleges that his attorneys withheld potentially exculpatory evidence, misled him about the consequences of pleading guilty and relied on threats and false promises to persuade him to accept the deal.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Barring a major global intervention to curb climate change, European businesses can expect more record-breaking heat waves in the years ahead and, as a consequence, growing pressure for safe workspaces from regulators and workers alike.
    — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of consequence
Noun
  • Learning from others Other countries that have experienced higher magnitude earthquakes with less damage, can serve as models to follow, Martinez Cruzado said.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • These desperate struggles against the encroaching elements are merely a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of an entirely different magnitude.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of magnitude
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“Instancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instancy. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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