as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
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Recent Examples of emergent
The emergent debt crises of the 1980s in Latin America and Africa put dozens of countries in a vulnerable economic position, which the Reagan administration used as leverage to push free market reform.
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Time, 12 May 2025
And now the idea is that perhaps actually this notion of gravity being an emergent phenomenon, the idea is actually describing those correlations.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
About one in five Texas students is emergent bilingual, according to the state education agency.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Delays in rolling out vaccines to combat newly emergent disease strains and variants could cost millions of lives.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Time, 12 May 2025
And now the idea is that perhaps actually this notion of gravity being an emergent phenomenon, the idea is actually describing those correlations.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
About one in five Texas students is emergent bilingual, according to the state education agency.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Delays in rolling out vaccines to combat newly emergent disease strains and variants could cost millions of lives.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
Adjective
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Arsenal’s reticence to spend on development players is understandable — particularly in the case of last January, when there was also an urgent need for a first-team centre-forward.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The appeals court said there is no urgent need for DOGE to access Social Security records in the interim.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Intensity in relationships involves seeking out acute, high-stimulation feelings that often stem from fear, anxiety or a desire to escape emotional numbness, not from genuine connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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