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
Importantly, Form’s deal with Google and Minneapolis utility Xcel Energy for the Pine Island data center complex is potentially a watershed moment for the nascent long-duration battery industry.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Further exciting film historians is the fact that Méliès is considered one of the most important figures in developing what the nascent form of cinema was capable of in its first few decades.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
As commerce integrations like ChatGPT Checkout and Gemini’s even more nascent partnerships with Shopify and Walmart, which will similarly enable checkout in the chatbot, grow, GEO is poised to have a more measurable impact on brand performance in the coming years.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Further exciting film historians is the fact that Méliès is considered one of the most important figures in developing what the nascent form of cinema was capable of in its first few decades.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
As commerce integrations like ChatGPT Checkout and Gemini’s even more nascent partnerships with Shopify and Walmart, which will similarly enable checkout in the chatbot, grow, GEO is poised to have a more measurable impact on brand performance in the coming years.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
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If the red card is overturned, the UEFA disciplinary panel would have the power to remove all punishment or reinstate the initial yellow card, which would lead to a one-match ban for a red card for two bookable offences.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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City leaders in El Cajon shot down an initial proposal that would have allowed up to four marijuana dispensaries in the city.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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An hour before the first AES Indiana community open house for the year was set to happen, the electric company said it had been cancelled due to threats.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
4 Mar. 2026
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After the first tech, Self continued to argue and was assessed a second technical by a different official, which caused his ejection.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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In one settlement set to be devoured by London, Hester (Hera Hilmar) is waiting to exact revenge against Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving) for killing her mother, and young historian Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan) joins her incipient rebellion.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The political liberalization, while still incipient, was likened by Velásquez to glasnost, referring to the era of reforms and freer public debate that preceded the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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As for her future in Hollywood, Apple has already managed to supplement her acting with a few modeling gigs and a budding music career.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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The budding photographer started bringing a camera with him on his underwater adventures to document his dives, with imagery posted on social media sharing sea species such as leopard sharks and swaying kelp forests that dance with the ebb of the ocean.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Short’s case, the flattening is particularly egregious, because the inchoate facts of her life are shoehorned into the obsessions of amateur sleuths who continue to get those facts wrong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lud Heat found its way into the hands of Alan Moore, who was tinkering with inchoate ideas about murder.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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This introductory program provides the elementary knowledge needed to learn this fun hobby.—
Melissa Grzybowski,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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During her first year as superintendent, Rogers saw improvements in elementary reading literacy and math scores and a decrease in absenteeism.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Its cable networks barely make any original content anymore, beyond Comedy Central’s South Park and the Daily Show.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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From the towering pillars of original Tennessee marble preserved in the lounge area to the archive of the original Noels' personal artifacts transforming the mezzanine into an intimate, dark academia library, the Noelle is littered with Easter eggs to the past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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