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
The need for more data is urgent.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The fluidity of the emerging system makes balancing these goals both more urgent and more difficult.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
His mission was simple but urgent: to provide genuine legal representation to consumers, not empty promises.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Democratic leaders said the plan distracts from more urgent legislative priorities and is unlikely to move forward.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The fluidity of the emerging system makes balancing these goals both more urgent and more difficult.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
His mission was simple but urgent: to provide genuine legal representation to consumers, not empty promises.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Democratic leaders said the plan distracts from more urgent legislative priorities and is unlikely to move forward.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Some people with antiphospholipid syndrome—a condition associated with the formation of blood clots—can experience chorea (involuntary muscle movements) or acute changes in cognition (one of my patients was diagnosed after becoming markedly confused).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The first stage, the acute phase, happens shortly after the infection, and the second stage, the chronic phase, occurs over a longer period of time.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The inherent coexistence of these smart systems in our world is opening up more pressing concerns.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their innovation demonstrates how creative chemistry can help solve one of the planet’s most pressing problems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This was one of those dire situations from which teams do not escape.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In all of those cases, the patients had run out of other options, and the organs were transplanted not through a standard clinical trial, but under special rules that permit compassionate use of experimental therapies for people in especially dire situations.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both require intense concentration, in order to be any good, and diligent practice, and both make use of imagination—which in tennis takes the form of anticipation—and creativity.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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By the '90s, hip-hop cemented itself as a mainstream mainstay, and the artists' compelling music videos brought the culture to new heights.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These include inter-agent misalignment, error propagation, unpredictability of emergent behavior, and explainability deficits.—
Rajeev Ronanki,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s no shared leadership, no emergent norms, no psychological safety—but also no fear or status dynamics holding them back.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For millions of Americans, watching the weather forecast these days feels like an endless loop of desperate doomscrolling.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Mets are in desperate need of an outfielder, and Bellinger would fill that hole in a huge way.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in human history, your intelligence will no longer be critical to your survival.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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