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
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Its time as an economic juggernaut is still nascent, however, with Novo’s valuation increasing by more than 400% in the last six years.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump joined TikTok in June and Harris' nascent presidential campaign was given a big boost by fan edit compilations on the app.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, the market will receive initial jobless claims data, offering a snapshot of the labor market’s health, along with the Producer Price Index (PPI) and core PPI data.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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The trust would be funded in installments over several years, beginning with an initial installment of about $65 million and growing by $10 million to $13 million for the next several years.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The resulting defense industrial cooperation and incipient integration is likely to go well beyond what existed among the twentieth-century axis partners.Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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Instead, his nativist agenda would spread divisive conflict and mainly serve to fortify his presidential powers and enhance his image as the leader of an incipient authoritarian project.Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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As China’s first nuclear test in 1964 prompted India to test a weapon in 1974, which in turn drove Pakistan to accelerate its nuclear program and test a weapon in 1998, in the long run, Israel’s escalating military campaign may constitute Iran’s final incentive to cross the nuclear threshold.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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The first third of the book is largely takes place in the faux-medieval village from Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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