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Recent Examples of nascency Given the nascency of the field, our ability to properly estimate emerging risks through model evaluations would notably benefit from coordinated efforts. Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025 Unionization among Senate staff is a big milestone for organizers, but the movement is in its nascency. Julia Malleck, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2023 And also [being] right at the nascency of just becoming a public company with an incredibly rich history behind it: founded in 1998, acquired by eBay in 2002, and this whole story which then developed into corporate activism and separation. Claire Stern, ELLE, 22 Dec. 2022 The panelists discussed the concept of the metaverse, which is still in is nascency. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022 But by the 19th century, new technologies like the mechanized production of cloth and the nascency of synthetic dyes—which made the color black slightly cheaper to render—helped businessmen see dollar signs in death. Katie Thornton, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022 Microsoft does bring gaming to the table, where there’s opportunity and innovation but nascency. Forrester, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascency
Noun
  • There are few better ways to commemorate the beginning of autumn than by curling up on the couch to enjoy a movie night or start your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If Orlando pairs fierce defense with just enough scoring to get by, this could be the beginning of a special group.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their work has included the Locks for Children's Safety, an initiative that has distributed more than 8,600 gun locks through partnerships with state agencies since its 2024 inception, said Craig Boerner, a Vanderbilt spokesman.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Michelle Rutkowski had been part of the popular Milwaukee alternative-rock radio station from its inception in 2006 until its final days this September.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Coming into the game, turnovers had fueled the Jaguars to a 3-1 start, and that was again the difference during a game in which the Chiefs outgunned Jacksonville 476-319.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Only three pitchers allowed more home runs during the regular season than Imanaga (31 over 25 starts), whose north-south approach has not been as sharp or unpredictable.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Help not wanted A graduating student of the City College of New York wears a message on his cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Huang recounted during a commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology last year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Due to Andrea Swift's health, Taylor decided not to go on a large tour for her seventh album, and then the smaller Lover Fest was canceled in 2020 with the onset of the pandemic.
    Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • At the onset of Cox remarks, a minority of attendees loudly booed his presence, but the governor was able to rally applause by invoking his pleasure to be back at his alma mater.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, Chase is a true alpha who won the WR Triple Crown last season, and wide receiver gets murky after the new top 10.
    Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This led to the Eggerthella discovery, as well as higher soft drink intake associated with lower alpha-diversity—a measure in the overall evenness and diversity of the gut microbiome composition—in females.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since its launch, the Zeekr 001 has remained the brand’s flagship model and primary sales driver, setting the standard for performance, technology, and innovation within Zeekr’s lineup.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Pioneering sneaker boutique Undefeated is following up the launch of one of 2025’s biggest collaborations, the return of its 2005 Air Jordan 4, with a brand new project that references another one of its classic releases.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Nascency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascency. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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