nascent

adjective

ˈna-sᵊnt How to pronounce nascent (audio)
Definition of nascentnext
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 The flare-up quickly transformed Lebanon from a peripheral concern into a central question hanging over the Iran war and the nascent peace talks. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026 What happened The International Maritime Organization on Thursday paused a nascent effort to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf after Iran struck a cargo vessel, causing damage but no casualties, according to the ship’s owner. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 26 June 2026 Not everyone knew, however, that this person so famous for turning against a nascent America was in fact a Connecticut resident born in Norwich, and a very prosperous and an initially very patriotic one at that. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 But the company is poised to play a leading role in the nascent Earth-return field, thanks to its launch dominance and vertical integration. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nascent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
  1. initial
  2. first
  3. incipient
  4. budding
  5. inchoate
  6. elementary
  7. original
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  • The initial proof of principle by the Normal team served as an inspiration for Whitelam, who recently reported a simulation of a nonequilibrium thermodynamic computing circuit.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • The initial broadcast sparked protests and complaints from viewers, advertisers, and conservative activists, leading some CBS affiliates to exclude the episode from their lineup of reruns the following summer.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of initial
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  • The West Nile virus has been detected in Yuba County for the first time this year, according to a Monday news release from the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of first
Adjective
  • Turbulent relations While the incipient reforms in Cuba advanced, Havana and Washington began diplomatic relations after half a century of confrontation.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
  • Even incipient technologies like quantum computing rely on specialized fabrication and precision engineering.
    — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Definition of incipient
Adjective
  • Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of budding
Adjective
  • Yet, even these inchoate moments deepen the music’s sense of honest confusion.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
  • These are the inchoate and unarticulated aspects of the relationship an author offers to us through a book, the parts of the reading experience that provide a kind of psychological mooring for a reader.
    — Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of inchoate
Adjective
  • Children ages 6-11, in the early elementary years, are still developing socially.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • It was hit and miss, but overall those bookshelves were like the world itself, stretchy enough to accommodate, across decades, both a middle-aged lawyer and his elementary-school granddaughter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of elementary
Adjective
  • The foursome began a two-year, multi-million-dollar journey that preserved the building’s original craftsmanship while modernizing the design, plumbing, and electrical.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Watching repeat episodes of the original TV series from the ’70s and reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books for school, Travers developed a deep appreciation for the expansive representation of pioneer life that Wilder created on the page.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of original

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