as in gravity
the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention
The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.
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Recent Examples of urgency
More tools didn’t mean better systems Emergency funding rewarded urgency, not coordination.
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William Jones, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
No one else in the theater seemed to share my sense of urgency.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
This shift also highlights the urgency behind modernizing armored formations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
That nine gripped me with urgency to get more people to call for truth and remembrance.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
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William Jones, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
No one else in the theater seemed to share my sense of urgency.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
This shift also highlights the urgency behind modernizing armored formations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
That nine gripped me with urgency to get more people to call for truth and remembrance.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for urgency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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Ruben comes with his own gravity, whereas Niall naturally recedes into the wallpaper.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, modifying gravity — according to the MOND prescription — introduces a new fundamental acceleration scale that shows up importantly at small cosmic accelerations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The proposal remains under consideration by the prime minister, who has expressed reservations regarding its overall magnitude.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Benefit cuts of this magnitude could increase the number of beneficiaries living in poverty by more than 50%, with more than 16 million Americans over age 65 potentially falling below the poverty line.—
Martha Shedden,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The discovery of the shipwrecks confirms the importance of the bay as a maritime hub of regional and global significance, the researchers said.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reading about the history and mythology of how the Great Law of Peace came to be, one is struck by the importance the Haudenosaunee attributed to things like processing grief and personal transformation, such as those of Hiawatha and Tadodaho.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The bill would declare a state of financial exigency for five years, or until the university’s finances are stable.—
Kathryn Muchnick,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet Monday’s flyby — the first time humans had reached the moon since 1972 — held emotional significance for the crew and space enthusiasts beyond the mission’s technical objectives.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The true significance of Pakistan's intervention only became clear when both sides agreed to a pause shortly after a down-to-the-wire plea from the country's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the world of higher ed, there’s long been an insistence that college is for everyone, but this has resulted in many graduates unable to find suitable jobs; the employment prospects of English majors—or even computer-science grads—are looking increasingly grim.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The 1965 section centers on Basil, played by Gray, alongside Murray, who has a knack for shifting effortlessly between humor and seriousness that commands attention.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The health and safety of our students is our absolute priority, and any report of substandard food service is taken with the utmost seriousness.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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