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
Affordability is the most urgent issue in Mecklenburg County, and it’s directly tied to how the county spends public dollars.
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Be cautious of urgent fixes that push you outside the app store.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The most urgent issue facing Tarrant County is the humanitarian and fiscal crisis in our county jail.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
As such, there was no urgent need to rush the new crew’s arrival.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Be cautious of urgent fixes that push you outside the app store.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The most urgent issue facing Tarrant County is the humanitarian and fiscal crisis in our county jail.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
As such, there was no urgent need to rush the new crew’s arrival.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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According to Murray, the problem is particularly acute in Miami-Dade County.—
Brianna Mantaras,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The need for solutions is acute as costs for families continue to rise.—
Robert Duffy,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The decibel drama proved, intentionally or not, to be a deflection from the far more pressing issues plaguing the UConn men’s basketball team at the moment, despite a 24-3 record for which most any Huskies fan would have signed on the dotted line when the season began.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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The immense hardships of space settlement and its potential pitfalls actually become more pressing as the technology advances.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One of the few areas of bipartisanship left in Congress is the agreement that the People’s Republic of China presents an unprecedented, dire threat to the United States.—
Jim Costa,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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With around $40 million stateside, and another $40 million internationally, the film appears poised to break Hollywood's string of box office flops as the industry continues to fret over the increasingly dire economics of theatrical releases.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The employee, a mother of two teen girls, warned about the filters and said the pressure on teen girls is intense.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The bank admitted that regulatory action is an overhang but said the stock remains too compelling to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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Hicks was deferential to the Democratic candidates who have long served in public office and have compelling personal tales and the experience to take the helm of the state.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some people like to apply pre-emergent herbicide in spring to deter weeds; this will also deter grass seed germination.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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The archivists and librarians of Ḫattuša and Alexandria could find emergent order in their holdings, but those collections paled in comparison to the flood of print.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Taimy Alfonso, who has received desperate messages from patients and their families, says the conditions are precarious.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Along with the devastation of a phenomenon Trump calls a scam and a hoax, any thinking person would realize that as the world warms more rapidly millions of desperate people in the hottest parts of the world will be forced to migrate to Europe and North America.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After decades of maintaining his innocence, Vedam’s conviction was thrown out by a judge in August after it was revealed that prosecutors had withheld potentially critical ballistics evidence during his two trials.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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His final film earned universal critical acclaim, and was recognized as the best nonfiction film of 2023 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.—
Kevin Crust,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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