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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 While the concept is still in its nascency, widespread metaverse adoption will be led by communities and creators. Ricky Ray Butler, Forbes, 11 July 2022 So, the nascency of the EV industry does not have much to do with electric planes. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 9 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascency
Noun
  • Trump can celebrate the beginning of summer with a big win.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
  • The beginning is somewhat known, and the ending is clear.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Outperforming Without The Hype The DBS Barbell Strategy has consistently outperformed its peers since its inception.
    DBS Private Bank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Although wolves have been a symbol of Rome since its inception, by the 1970s only around 100 wolves remained in all of Italy, and none in the capital.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • Clarkson is a good start, but another piece or two seems likely to be added.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Alternative starting points could include the presentation of renderings, an application for permits, the purchasing of building supplies or the commencement of construction.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
  • Harvard University graduates attend the university’s 374th commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • What's especially remarkable is that the system can recreate the user's own voice, thanks to a voice cloning algorithm trained on recordings made before the onset of ALS.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Severe or repeated vomiting and sudden onset chest pain are two parts of what’s called the Mackler Triad, the trio of signs suggestive of Boerhaave syndrome.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The alpha Capricornids meteor shower begins activity July 12, followed by the Southern Delta Aquariids on July 18, according to the American Meteor Society's website.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • Maybe the alpha is hung because the special-effects makeup department went a little overboard on the prosthetic.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The preliminary phase of construction includes substantial soil treatment and complex ground preparation at the north portal, where construction of the launch structure for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) is intended to begin in autumn 2026.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • This year is full of fresh beginnings in fashion, with new creative directors presenting launch collections at some of Milan and Paris’s biggest brands.
    Vogue, Vogue, 6 July 2025

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“Nascency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascency. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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