as in acute
needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Recent Examples of urgent
This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.
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Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin walks away with the film, Eisenberg gives one of his best, most heartfelt performances (his famously urgent speech pattern is largely intact) as a man who has come to appreciate life’s responsibilities but has maybe lost a piece of himself in the process.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The heir to the throne launched the contest in 2020 to inspire impactful approaches to the world's most urgent environmental challenges, with plans to award $1 million Earthshot Prizes in five flagship categories annually until 2030.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin walks away with the film, Eisenberg gives one of his best, most heartfelt performances (his famously urgent speech pattern is largely intact) as a man who has come to appreciate life’s responsibilities but has maybe lost a piece of himself in the process.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The heir to the throne launched the contest in 2020 to inspire impactful approaches to the world's most urgent environmental challenges, with plans to award $1 million Earthshot Prizes in five flagship categories annually until 2030.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
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Taurine supplements offer both acute and long-term health benefits.Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Markets largely ignored the bad news, as the nonfarm payrolls report flagged acute climate and labor disruptions.Natasha Turak,Matt Clinch, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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With the rise of AI, cyber threats caused by phishing and data breaches, make the issue even more pressing.Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Bruins soon found themselves with far more pressing worries.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Addressing each of those dire impacts can necessarily mean more time working around the clock, and less time crafting a compelling, outward-facing narrative.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, this mysterious antelope has become a symbol of both Southeast Asia’s rich biodiversity and the dire conservation challenges confronting the region.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The vote came amid a moment of intense political debate about inflation.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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There are only two episodes until the Dancing With the Stars finale, and the competition is more intense than ever after nearly every couple earned a 10 last week.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That said, there's a compelling case to stick with it.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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That part of Musselman’s plans will take much longer than a few months — and more compelling proof of concept than a couple of exhibition wins — to take hold.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, leaders must place guardrails around their emergent AI models and policies.Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The world is full of such emergent phenomena: large-scale patterns and organization arising from innumerable interactions between component parts.Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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Shand repeatedly insisted there was no one else outside, even as five more desperate Indians wandered to the vehicle from the fields, including one going in and out of consciousness.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The first-seven-minutes clip though shows some entirely different characters and a man’s desperate attempt to try to pass off the demons pursuing him.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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Asian Americans in particular have emerged as a critical part of the electorate, now making up about a quarter of the district’s population as its largest minority group.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump would go on to win the critical swing states of Michigan and Pennsylvania in his landslide victory.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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