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
Their urgent stories are being buried by bureaucracy and political censorship.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Next, technical groups from both nations will be meeting to work through the details necessary to hopefully reach an urgent agreement.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
On the subject of rats, Jan gets an urgent call from Alice (Emily Barber), who's crying and begging her new best friend to meet her.
—EW.com, 11 May 2025
In summary, the roundtable highlighted the urgent need for proactive and collaborative approaches to AI governance, focusing on sectoral expertise, adaptability, and addressing the significant implications for energy infrastructure and the future of work.
—The Hill, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Next, technical groups from both nations will be meeting to work through the details necessary to hopefully reach an urgent agreement.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
On the subject of rats, Jan gets an urgent call from Alice (Emily Barber), who's crying and begging her new best friend to meet her.
—EW.com, 11 May 2025
In summary, the roundtable highlighted the urgent need for proactive and collaborative approaches to AI governance, focusing on sectoral expertise, adaptability, and addressing the significant implications for energy infrastructure and the future of work.
—The Hill, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by the decades-long failure to stop burning fossil fuels, creates an acute danger for a populace not yet acclimatized to summer heat.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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Nearly 71,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children under five are expected between April 2025 and March 2026, the report said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Midfielder Lewis Cook played as a pressing No 10 and would jump onto Konsa.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Current Challenges One of the most pressing issues that has existed for some time in the business applications implementation space is not having enough skilled professionals within the industry to meet the rising demand for these solutions.—
Joseph Longo,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Are such dire straits a reason to do the unthinkable? Watch the trailer in full above.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Donald Trump's second term, meanwhile, has taken a sledgehammer to the European economy's already dire prospects.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Biden's physical and mental fitness has been the subject of intense scrutiny during and since his time in office, with questions about the former president's age and well-being ultimately forcing him to abandon his 2024 reelection bid.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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Yet the overall focus is on the utopian community orbiting around the intense figurehead.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Densmore was a jazz drummer, Manzarek was steeped in Chicago blues, Morrison was a poet with a compelling set of pipes, and Krieger was a flamenco guitarist.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The underlying rationale for sending people has to be compelling enough to justify the risk to lives and the cost of the missions.—
Bruce Jakosky,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Without health insurance, Americans may delay emergent treatment for various health conditions and forego preventive care such as screening for cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The emergent debt crises of the 1980s in Latin America and Africa put dozens of countries in a vulnerable economic position, which the Reagan administration used as leverage to push free market reform.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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But this doesn’t mean that the Angelika is desperate, Carter said.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
13 May 2025
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The defense clamped down, holding the Maple Leafs to just 12 shots on goal through the first two periods before Toronto got desperate in the third and started getting more pucks on net in the final 20 minutes.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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According to George Dimov, CPA, founder and CEO of Dimov Tax, the middle of the year offers a critical but underused window for strategic decisions.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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At least two of those injured were listed as critical according to Adams.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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