as in initial
beginning to come into existence
one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement
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Recent Examples of nascent
Israel's simultaneous push for peace and ongoing attacks in Syria are putting the country's brand-new leader to the test, threatening to undermine his nascent rule as the hardline Islamist fighters who helped bring him to power risk turning against him.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Being a nascent market, African secondaries have yet to generate such deals on a regular basis.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Academic prowess brought to bear on defining the still-nascent internet!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
But where the endless possibilities posed by an untold number of parallel universes have, paradoxically, made the MCU feel a little weightless, the reality of Peacemaker’s own alternate universe feels like a rich vein for the still-nascent DC Universe to explore.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Being a nascent market, African secondaries have yet to generate such deals on a regular basis.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Academic prowess brought to bear on defining the still-nascent internet!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
But where the endless possibilities posed by an untold number of parallel universes have, paradoxically, made the MCU feel a little weightless, the reality of Peacemaker’s own alternate universe feels like a rich vein for the still-nascent DC Universe to explore.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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After the initial outcry, Sanders continued jetting himself around the country.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Before The Beatles and before football came the docks, once the beating heart of Liverpool and the catalyst for the city’s initial growth and prosperity.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The brand is expected to introduce four new smartphones, including the first ever iPhone to come with the Air branding.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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The last time a club from the nation featured in the competition was in 1991-92, when Dundalk lost to our old friends Budapest Honved in the first round.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rodgers’ budding connection with Wilson and the second-year receiver’s surging performance over the last couple weeks may diminish the need to add from the outside, to a degree.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Other milestones in the proposal Musk would need to meet in order to receive his reward include the deployment of autonomous taxis and humanoid robots, an inchoate industry Tesla is heavily investing in.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The residents are aggressive only toward outsiders, and this attitude is at least partly justified, given the role of Quill’s work in imposing legal order on the inchoate village.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Two of the leaders of Sticks & Sprouts gave a status update on the potential mud-and-water project for the patch of dirt next to the elementary-school playground.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Catherine Ament of Rolling Prairie, near LaPorte, was studying to be an elementary teacher.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The sandwiches are named with references to art, such as the Van Gogh made with roast beef, fresh dill, Havarti cheese, sprouts and deli mustard on pumpernickel bread; or the hot Picasso made with savory meatballs, provolone cheese and Mama Cosenza’s original Italian sauce on an 8-inch baguette.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Edd Kimber, the original winner of The Great British Baking Show in 2010, has carved out a career in the food world after his victory.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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