as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
an unfortunate conjuncture of events—peak demand at a time of reduced output from hurricane-ravished refineries—resulted in skyrocketing gas prices
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Recent Examples of conjuncture
This practice had its own history, another tributary to the overshoot conjuncture that weighed heavily on its future course.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
According to Litman, the company works closely with and employs a variety of therapists, thinking of themselves as working in conjuncture with their mechanical counterparts, not against them.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Mungiu wants to tell a story about people in trouble, to offer a universal moral lesson, and to analyze a particular political conjuncture—and for the most part these elements tend to strengthen and deepen one another, even if his ambition at times puts them under too much strain.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
Whether Europe actually manages to create a liberal empire strong enough to defend the interests and values of Europeans will, as always in human history, depend on conjuncture, luck, collective will, and individual leadership.
—Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
Elsewhere Gold gained on more stimulus conjuncture.
—Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2020
The new marketing materials come after 18 months of work led by Jenny Dexter, the city’s former communications manager in conjuncture with consultants and surveys.
—Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2020
Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
According to Litman, the company works closely with and employs a variety of therapists, thinking of themselves as working in conjuncture with their mechanical counterparts, not against them.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Mungiu wants to tell a story about people in trouble, to offer a universal moral lesson, and to analyze a particular political conjuncture—and for the most part these elements tend to strengthen and deepen one another, even if his ambition at times puts them under too much strain.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
Whether Europe actually manages to create a liberal empire strong enough to defend the interests and values of Europeans will, as always in human history, depend on conjuncture, luck, collective will, and individual leadership.
—Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
Elsewhere Gold gained on more stimulus conjuncture.
—Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2020
The new marketing materials come after 18 months of work led by Jenny Dexter, the city’s former communications manager in conjuncture with consultants and surveys.
—Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuncture
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In the meantime, the energy crisis continues, threatening summer holidays in Asia and Europe as the loss of jet fuel supplies from the Middle East ripples across those regions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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But beneath the joy and abandon, the AIDS crisis casts an ever-deepening shadow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Cleveland still has a lot of pressure to win Game 4 at home, and Detroit is still the clear favorite to advance, but facing a close finish in a must-win situation, Harden delivered.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the same time, Walmsley went on, situations like the one in Arcadia are forcing an industry-wide reckoning.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Conjuncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuncture. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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