as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend
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Recent Examples of inchoate
Strong delicately teases out her characters’ emotional stasis, the end of one major phase and the inchoate beginnings of another.
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Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
Families gradually leave; eventually, the nation itself becomes increasingly inchoate, legally and spiritually rooted to a shoreline that is disappearing under rising tides.
—Kausea Natano, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
The rage of men whose grievances are inchoate and inexhaustible found expression in a 58-year-old movie star’s humiliation of his 36-year-old former wife.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
The ground beneath their inchoate relationship shifts from scene to scene.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
Families gradually leave; eventually, the nation itself becomes increasingly inchoate, legally and spiritually rooted to a shoreline that is disappearing under rising tides.
—Kausea Natano, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
The rage of men whose grievances are inchoate and inexhaustible found expression in a 58-year-old movie star’s humiliation of his 36-year-old former wife.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
The ground beneath their inchoate relationship shifts from scene to scene.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoate
Adjective
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There’s a huge reliance on cloud gaming for marketing its brand, which is still a nascent, tiny part of the overall games market.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Together, these vehicles are laying the groundwork for a nascent lunar economy.—
Saurav Shroff,
WIRED,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The initial court ruled in favor of Chylak in October 2024.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for an initial cease-fire that will pause hostilities for six weeks and lead to the release of 33 hostages.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As the past four should have proved conclusively, clinging desperately to long dead norms and procedures in the face of incipient authoritarianism isn't the answer.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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One frequent topic of discussion in its pages was Germany’s militarism, an original sin that had led the country into the Great War and paved the way for incipient fascism.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Both of their first court appearances are scheduled for Saturday morning, jail records show.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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As reported, the appointment of Phelan at Harvey Nichols is one of the first major moves by new chief executive officer Julia Goddard, who joined the retailer last year.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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