as in urgent
needing immediate attention
started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision
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An unwelcome impression begins to gather, that these places, these people, are being relegated to bit players in the larger, more exigent story of Coates’s intellectual evolution, his contemplation of his career and legacy.
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
One of the most exigent scenes to watch in the documentary is when the lawyers take the Pegattis through the arduous process of hearing graphic and devastating details about the murder.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 10 June 2024
It's used for humanitarian purposes or for exigent circumstances.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 8 May 2024
Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
One of the most exigent scenes to watch in the documentary is when the lawyers take the Pegattis through the arduous process of hearing graphic and devastating details about the murder.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 10 June 2024
It's used for humanitarian purposes or for exigent circumstances.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 8 May 2024
Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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