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
Trump’s new urgency to eliminate the filibuster was sparked by Democratic victories in Tuesday’s elections, winning landslide victories in every major race.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
The dramatic visuals underscored both the danger of the situation and the urgency of the response.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Players understood the urgency and carried that into overtime.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Breaking Bad was powered by the urgency of Walter White’s ticking clock, his need to secure enough money for his family before cancer took him; by the time his cancer went into remission, enough story had developed to place him in direct conflict with external threats and internal moral decay.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
The dramatic visuals underscored both the danger of the situation and the urgency of the response.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Players understood the urgency and carried that into overtime.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Breaking Bad was powered by the urgency of Walter White’s ticking clock, his need to secure enough money for his family before cancer took him; by the time his cancer went into remission, enough story had developed to place him in direct conflict with external threats and internal moral decay.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
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For her part, BunnaB, beloved for her infectious, near-constant laughs, has separated herself from this ascendant pack by infusing her bubbly disposition, girl’s girl attitude, unfettered authenticity — and the unmistakable gravity of earning a second shot.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Oral arguments, typically constrained to an hour (allocating 30 minutes for each side), will be expanded, underscoring the gravity and complexity of the case.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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But none of them came anywhere near the genocide of 2023–25 in terms of magnitude, severity and sheer brutality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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His next story was a video of University of Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule discussing the importance of mental health.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The growing importance of collision avoidance The US operates by far the most satellites in low Earth orbit, thanks largely to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The other two, Troy Terry and Lukáš Dostál, both signed long deals (seven and five years, respectively) as RFAs without requiring a holdout, though both had the exigency of arbitration eligibility motivating a swifter resolution.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The political exigencies that faced the American literary public were of a different set.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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But for all its significance, this disruption wasn’t entirely unexpected.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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In an interview with the lyrics platform Genius, Skrilla explains the number’s significance in classically opaque rapper terms.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Su told Fortune that Brockman’s insistence on thinking big was essential to making the deal—which sent AMD’s stock soaring 24% the day it was announced.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, there were relationships that had been fractured at her father's insistence, says Aleisha.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the start of the novel, Lane’s seriousness appears to have served her well.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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These after-action reports usually take four to six weeks to produce, but because of the seriousness of the injuries in this case, the report could take longer, Hill said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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