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
In light of the Antoni nomination, the urgency of these protections has only increased.
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Brent Dykes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Final action dates for the DV program continue to progress, but the approaching deadline emphasizes the urgency for eligible participants to complete their submissions before the September 30 deadline.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Corporate partnerships, such as Meta inviting university instructors to train engineers, reflect industry urgency, while new initiatives at schools like Ohio State aim to make AI literacy universal by 2029.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
More central-defensive cover looks like a matter of urgency.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
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Brent Dykes, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Final action dates for the DV program continue to progress, but the approaching deadline emphasizes the urgency for eligible participants to complete their submissions before the September 30 deadline.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Corporate partnerships, such as Meta inviting university instructors to train engineers, reflect industry urgency, while new initiatives at schools like Ohio State aim to make AI literacy universal by 2029.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
More central-defensive cover looks like a matter of urgency.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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Everyone was kind, thoughtful and respectful, but there was a part of me also wanting to soak it up because knew the gravity of the moment.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Brown, as Medwin, proceeds over all this trouble—so many secrets, so much inevitable violence—with a wise gravity.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still, a deal of this magnitude and structure is certainly one to watch.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Newsweek's report on Wednesday noted that a recent 5.8 magnitude tremor had also struck the region.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TAP, which the report stressed as being of key importance.—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The first gradient of importance is the difference between skin temperature (93 F) versus the core (98.6 F), a gradient of 5.6 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Loosely based on a true story, this novel explores the meaning of family, morality, resilience and honor amid wartime exigencies.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
10 Aug. 2025
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During that meeting, McNally pressed Tucker to explore financial exigency for TSU, an extensive and extreme measure that would allow the university to cut programs and fire tenured faculty, if needed.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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In the wake of the loss, the new album’s significance in her life has grown stronger.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In October, the city’s Historic Preservation Commission recommended the City Council deny the more recent request for a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the Judge Barry House, based on findings about the building’s significance and architecture.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But realizing that potential demands our collective vigilance, our insistence on transparency, and our willingness to hold both public and private actors to account.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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And his constant insistence on lower rates and previous threats to appoint Powell’s successor, have put pressure on the Fed to exert its independence.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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