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
The result provides an opportunity to discover one of the great unsung independent films of its era, a movie filled with electrifying New York location shooting, political urgency, and sophisticated moral inquiry.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Orland High School District 230 board members decided to stop actively pursuing the sale of a 36-acre property on South 108 Avenue, despite the board setting a selling price in June and after some board members expressed urgency in selling the lot.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
As Rosie progressed through high school, Chelle felt the urgency to find her child a place to work, post-graduation, that was safe, fun, rewarding and compatible with her abilities—no easy task.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Liquidity challenges in a global economy stifled by inflation have raised the urgency of fund managers to generate returns for investors, drawing more attention to secondaries.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Orland High School District 230 board members decided to stop actively pursuing the sale of a 36-acre property on South 108 Avenue, despite the board setting a selling price in June and after some board members expressed urgency in selling the lot.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
As Rosie progressed through high school, Chelle felt the urgency to find her child a place to work, post-graduation, that was safe, fun, rewarding and compatible with her abilities—no easy task.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Liquidity challenges in a global economy stifled by inflation have raised the urgency of fund managers to generate returns for investors, drawing more attention to secondaries.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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Across the galaxy, stars are born in immense clouds of gas and dust — stellar nurseries where gravity coaxes material to coalesce and ignite.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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More than a business, Electric Goddess is a living synthesis of its founders, with their collaborative effort toward scientific gravity and mutual resilience.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the magnitude of the moment is unmistakable.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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It still too soon to determine the exact location/magnitude of potential impacts from Kiko.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many players didn’t grow up watching the Border War, and thus there wasn’t the same collective understanding of the rivalry’s importance.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new queen is Itza Castillo, a 30-year-old professional model born in Managua, who arrived in the United States four years ago and plans to deliver a message about the importance of education.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The exigencies of World War II drastically slashed unemployment but did not improve living standards, and the wartime economy offered no guarantee against the reemergence of widespread joblessness when the conflict ended.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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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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The significance of this was that, according to reports in The Times, Soriot had privately discussed moving the primary listing of AZ, the biggest company in the FTSE-100, to New York.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The position holds personal significance for Malle, given Bergen's memorable guest role as Enid Frick, the fictional editor-in-chief of Vogue, in seasons 4, 5 and 6 of Sex and the City.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a series that is admirably earnest, Last Rites easily takes the cake as the most wholesome chapter of the bunch, its insistence on God and faith teetering on religious propaganda.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Others, however, pushed back on the insistence for traditional gifts.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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This level of public technical detail is rare and underscores the seriousness of the campaign.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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His departure underscores both the seriousness of the charges and the need for accountability in offices that oversee democratic processes.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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