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
Here, James Olivas speaks with Vogue about embodying a new, ever more urgent Juan Perón, the show’s political parallels with our current moment, and his penchant for puzzles.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2025
But a New Jersey manufacturer of hand soap has issued an urgent recall after discovering four of its products could include Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), a bacterial group that can cause chronic lung infections and be potentially deadly to people who are immunocompromised.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
There is also an urgent need to address rising crime rates and the displacement of senior citizens and youth due to housing affordability challenges.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
His casual snapshots have now become a visual cornerstone of an exhibition that combines intimate family history with urgent environmental commentary.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2025
But a New Jersey manufacturer of hand soap has issued an urgent recall after discovering four of its products could include Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), a bacterial group that can cause chronic lung infections and be potentially deadly to people who are immunocompromised.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
There is also an urgent need to address rising crime rates and the displacement of senior citizens and youth due to housing affordability challenges.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
His casual snapshots have now become a visual cornerstone of an exhibition that combines intimate family history with urgent environmental commentary.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Hogan died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, PEOPLE confirmed on Thursday, July 31.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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His cause of death has been confirmed as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.—
William Cornwell,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Donald Trump had many priorities upon returning to the Presidency, and one of the most pressing was to get Winston Churchill back into the Oval Office.—
Fergus McIntosh,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps even more pressing: a looming demographic cliff.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On July 31, 2025, a coalition of civil society organizations announced the launch of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, an initiative to address the impunity for the dire situation of women and girls in Afghanistan.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In part, the situation has become so dire that it can no longer be ignored.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The community’s response is intense: panicked and bereaved mothers and fathers turn on Justine, indirectly a victim herself; misguided outrage blinds them to the real menace operating unimpeded in their midst.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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As climate change fuels longer, more intense fire seasons, officials warn that the crisis may persist for weeks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The challenge was to come up with something that would give him the opportunity to do something that was unique and compelling and different than other people had done.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 knocks it out of the park thanks to its compelling mystery, dark sense of humor and a stellar cast led by Jenna Ortega.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The implications of this rare blood type extend beyond emergent transfusion needs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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The district serves approximately 22,000 emergent bilingual students whose families speak more than 100 languages, including Spanish, Pashto, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Arabic.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In one of his first major film roles, Anthony Mackie plays a newly unemployed executive who, desperate for money, agrees to impregnate his lesbian ex-girlfriend (Kerry Washington) and all her friends.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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Isak himself stressed his happiness in the spring and featured in club kit promotions, hardly the actions of someone desperate for a quick exit.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The collapse of the Oxbow Bridge, which linked Cibola in La Paz County to California, poses a serious threat to public health and safety and has cut off a critical access route between the two states, the La Paz County Board of Supervisors said.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Experts have long warned about allowing critical supplies to be highly concentrated in one place.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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