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 findings raise urgent questions not just about policy communications, but about what happens to patients, hospitals and health systems when coverage is disrupted at scale.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The ultimate catalyst remains the industry’s urgent need to replace the revenue from the loss of exclusivity for best-selling drugs.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Two very different research threads are converging on the same urgent problem.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
With the proper framing, though, the drills take on an urgent, almost dramatic tenor.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The ultimate catalyst remains the industry’s urgent need to replace the revenue from the loss of exclusivity for best-selling drugs.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Two very different research threads are converging on the same urgent problem.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
With the proper framing, though, the drills take on an urgent, almost dramatic tenor.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Vandenberg, a mom of two, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2009.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The state faces a severe shortage of mental health beds, as residents in 24 of the 58 counties do not have access to acute psychiatric hospital services, according to California Hospital Association.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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This is one of the most pressing questions in obesity medicine right now.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Lizzo’s assistant is piling suitcases in the entryway of the musician’s home in Los Angeles when suddenly her boss reassigns her to a more pressing task.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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This year, the Convention’s diamond anniversary may be marred by dire consequences for people seeking refuge.—
Elizabeth Holtzman,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Pushing back on Murphy's claims, Maher dismissed the idea that Pelley's firing — and those of the other correspondents — make for a dire situation.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Thanks to more than 200 years of intense and virtuoso scientific work, what were once valid or at least plausible concerns and objections to vaccines have been overcome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Whether Tuchel will, in fact, be able to produce a more intense high-pressing style this summer, given the climate and the dense schedule, is another matter.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Australia’s west and east coasts offer two distinctly different, yet equally compelling, coastal experiences.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The humor resulting from the combination of apparent authenticity, slick social media editing and a compelling mission has prompted speculation among onlookers about the band's true origin.—
Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos DeGruccio,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Instead of specialized psychiatric care, people are taken to an emergency department that does not have the capacity to effectively manage our community’s needs for emergent behavioral health services.—
Cathryn Nacario,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Use Corn Gluten Meal A byproduct of the corn milling process, corn gluten meal is a natural pre-emergent weed control and fertilizer.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, desperate to connect with the grandeur of antiquity and left bitterly disappointed by his visit to Rome, eventually arrived in this once-vibrant center of the extended Greek empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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California officials, including Secretary of State Shirley Weber, have repeatedly refuted claims of fraud and, in fact, have defended the state’s slower process as critical to ensuring the counts are accurate.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Remarkably, New York has actually been outscored by four points in his 75 total minutes through two games, yet his critical shot-making in the fourth quarters has come when his team has needed it most.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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