as in acute
needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Recent Examples of urgent
Meanwhile, the premiere-only section Frontlight showcases 15 films that examine urgent issues of our time; often, these are more traditional talking-head style documentaries that tackle political truths.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Apple, which still manufacturers most of its smartphones in China, has been taking urgent steps to build capacity in India with contract manufacturers Tata Electronics and Foxconn, pivoting away from China amid higher tariffs and geopolitical tensions.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The NWS Las Vegas office issued urgent winter weather messages on Tuesday, covering the White Mountains of Inyo County in California and the Sheep Range, Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon in Nevada.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Apple, which still manufacturers most of its smartphones in China, has been taking urgent steps to build capacity in India with contract manufacturers Tata Electronics and Foxconn, pivoting away from China amid higher tariffs and geopolitical tensions.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The NWS Las Vegas office issued urgent winter weather messages on Tuesday, covering the White Mountains of Inyo County in California and the Sheep Range, Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon in Nevada.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
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But in markets where the housing shortage is still acute—including many metropolitan areas in the North, Northeast, and Midwest—home prices are still growing.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The 8-year-old boy had been battling acute promyelocytic leukemia, his family announced in July.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The job comes with an annual salary range of up to $315,967, plus benefits, and the new city manager will be expected to help address Brentwood’s most pressing issues, including the imbalance between jobs and housing and the long commute times residents face.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Adding a wide receiver behind DK Metcalf is likely the most pressing need for Pittsburgh.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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On the other side are residents who worry the construction spree will have dire consequences for the environment, power prices and surrounding communities.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the months leading up to the 1971 uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reducing their reliance on the grid, then, would involve compelling utilities to leave PJM, or securing electricity from alternative sources.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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In most of the South for winter weeds, aim to get your pre-emergent down sometime in late summer to mid-fall.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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While applying pre-emergent herbicides in September or October is the best defense against these weeds, mowing in late fall and winter can help manage any that appear after the herbicide window.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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His two estranged children (Corden and Gunning), desperate for his inheritance, hire an art forger (Coel) to complete a key project from his past.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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The initiative will help ensure reliable access to critical medicines, minerals, defense capabilities, and energy and microchips to power AI, Dimon said.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rare earth minerals are critical to military applications, as well as to semiconductor and auto industries.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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