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
On May 12th, Denver’s city council overwhelmingly approved $70 million towards the nascent National Women’s Soccer League team’s new soccer stadium and surrounding entertainment complex.
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Alexander Ooms, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
By the time the pandemic began to subside, that nascent publicity ecosystem had crystallized into something foundational; just a few years later, there’s an expectation that even presidential candidates should pay patronage to these new outposts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
The possibilities these nascent technologies enable, the founder and chief executive officer said, are vast.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
The Limit Of Blunt Instruments Originally designed to protect nascent industries, tariffs without complementary tools such as innovation funding, workforce development, and infrastructure investment often do more harm than good.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Alexander Ooms, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
By the time the pandemic began to subside, that nascent publicity ecosystem had crystallized into something foundational; just a few years later, there’s an expectation that even presidential candidates should pay patronage to these new outposts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
The possibilities these nascent technologies enable, the founder and chief executive officer said, are vast.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
The Limit Of Blunt Instruments Originally designed to protect nascent industries, tariffs without complementary tools such as innovation funding, workforce development, and infrastructure investment often do more harm than good.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
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For Russia, this began soon after its initial invasion failed to seize control of Kyiv and Ukraine’s government.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Huerta, 58, had been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles since Friday and made his initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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Her hard work and achievements paid off when, in 1983, Louisiana State University Medical Center hired her to become the nation’s first woman to lead a cardiovascular surgery division.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Another way in which partisanship has brought us to this incipient defeat of the constitutional order is that the Congress has been rendered all but incompetent by faction.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The conversation came at a moment of incipient crises for Trump’s second term.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The full trailer emphasizes the sense of community among the crew members, showcasing budding romances, space adventures, and an explosive science experiment.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2025
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Fermin is an example to any budding professional for his work ethic and humble attitude.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bill will prohibit cell-phone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Thirty-two busloads of elementary students from Title 1 schools throughout San Diego County eagerly hopped off buses during the week of May 12-16 to enjoy an enriching, exciting, and totally fun Plant*Grow*Eat morning at the Del Mar Fairgrounds’ Infield Farm.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Watch Prey on Hulu Predator The original Predator movie is set in the present day (which would be 1987) and follows a paramilitary rescue team who quickly discovers that rebel forces in the South American jungle aren’t their most dangerous enemy.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Her original mission may have ended, but her troubles are only just beginning.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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