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
At a time when establishing clarity of first principles has never been more urgent, UF’s law school practically dared anyone to criticize the award for whitewashing the Constitution.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
The latter is less urgent to absorb; PCIe’s backward-compatibility with previous generations gives the unprepared months or even years to prepare for future transition.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Existing pension funds can be used as huge credit cards to cover urgent expenses of schooling, policing and health care.
—Jennifer Hochschild, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Missouri lawmakers in recent weeks have cited the approaching date in justifying urgent action to pass their own incentive package.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
The latter is less urgent to absorb; PCIe’s backward-compatibility with previous generations gives the unprepared months or even years to prepare for future transition.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Existing pension funds can be used as huge credit cards to cover urgent expenses of schooling, policing and health care.
—Jennifer Hochschild, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Missouri lawmakers in recent weeks have cited the approaching date in justifying urgent action to pass their own incentive package.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Since then, Ben & Jerry’s politics have been a headache for its parent, and the tensions between the two have grown more acute as the business community got swept into the culture wars — first pulled to the left in the mid-2010s, then retreating rightward under the second Trump administration.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2025
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Decades later, that feeling is more acute: the gay beach in Chicago where it was taken no longer exists, memorialized today by a 2.5-acre garden in memory of those who lost their lives to AIDS.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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On the spectrum from white to red, direct pressing and minimal skin contact produce light, crisp, floral styles with orchard fruits and bright acidity, which stylistically are closer to white wines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Familiar Democrats in Texas have the best chance of unseating Republicans in 2026, as the economy becomes a more pressing issue statewide than border security, according to a statewide survey.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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For cities across the West Coast, the crisis has grown beyond our most dire predictions.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Iran has warned of dire consequences if the U.S. deepens its involvement, without elaborating.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Beijing is also working to draw Europe closer as the continent faces intense pressure from Washington; for example, China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament and dangled other concessions ahead of an EU-Chinese summit scheduled for July 2025.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In a category full of compelling options, this is arguably the most compelling choice.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Beever-Jones, who has scored four goals in three England games, Grace Clinton and Michelle Agyemang are all compelling options to use from the bench and the blend of youth and experience feels right.—
Nancy Froston,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The key event that may explain some of his cognitive issues may have been a life- threatening event that occurred in the 1980’s, when, then-Senator Biden, had emergent brain surgery on a leaking brain aneurysm in February, 1988 repaired by Dr. Eugene George and Dr. Neal Kassell.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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This emergent Catholic right in the U.S. has deepened in its loyalty to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The leaders of both are desperate to find a ‘solution’ to the issue, in order to ward off the electoral challenges from right-wing parties such as Reform U.K. and France’s National Rally.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Separate efforts by the United Nations to distribute limited food have been plagued by armed gangs looting trucks and by crowds of desperate people offloading supplies from convoys.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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The lasting impact of the 1953 coup While the U.S. and Iran have butt heads over a range of issues since the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, including years of strife over Iran’s nuclear program, the 1953 coup remains a critical event still invoked in modern Iran.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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While uncertainty is an inevitable part of the industry, consulting firms have an enormous opportunity to rise above disruption by aligning their strategies with three critical focus areas: innovation, operational efficiency and a people-first mindset.—
Amy Bjarnason,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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