as in initial
beginning to come into existence
one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement
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Recent Examples of nascent
For Isaia, the right way is to offer the nascent collection in its own stores only and not wholesale it.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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
Together, these vehicles are laying the groundwork for a nascent lunar economy.
—Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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
Together, these vehicles are laying the groundwork for a nascent lunar economy.
—Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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The initial attack killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and saw 250 individuals taken hostage.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The initial response was enough for Hefford to jokingly suggest that perhaps the PWHL should consider expanding on its expansion plans.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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Sajid’s 20 years of experience as an educator across U.K. universities and workshops plays a large factor in his desire to find new ways to support budding designers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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Calmer moments are depicted; game birds relax beneath pomegranate trees and next to budding roses.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2025
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In life, Nichols had been diminished to an abstraction, a target for the inchoate rage of men who were, at least nominally, part of his own community.—
Jelani Cobb,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2023
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Williams and his admirers were certainly right to point out the inchoate and woolly nature of much of the 'survival of the species' talk which was in the air in the mid-20th century.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2011
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In a message to families Tuesday, District 205 Superintendent Robert McBride said the decision was made because most of the elementary districts that feed into the high school were also having students report to class.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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One is that the course is just elementary easy – like show up and get your A, easy.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The newlywed took to Reddit this week, as original poster (OP) Visual_Ad_158, to reveal how her mother-in-law (MIL) arrived in an entire white gown, which, in pictures, looked indistinguishable from a bridal dress.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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There are changes like, the original movie that inspires the plot was actually a Nazi propaganda film, while this feels more like the classic musicals MGM cranked out.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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