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
In Sudan alone, the United Nations estimates that an internal conflict has left 25 million people, half the country’s population, in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Image Pepperdine community members were alerted to the threat of fire around 1 a.m., in an urgent email sent by the university and spread quickly by the night-owl tendencies of college students.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
After the scandal made national and international headlines, officials at the Health Science Center sent Nassiri and his staff urgent emails asking for a full accounting of any bodies still in the company’s possession.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
An urgent need to protect children in Myanmar from grave child rights violations
As climate emergencies compound humanitarian needs, the impact of ongoing violence on children continues to escalate as well.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Image Pepperdine community members were alerted to the threat of fire around 1 a.m., in an urgent email sent by the university and spread quickly by the night-owl tendencies of college students.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
After the scandal made national and international headlines, officials at the Health Science Center sent Nassiri and his staff urgent emails asking for a full accounting of any bodies still in the company’s possession.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
An urgent need to protect children in Myanmar from grave child rights violations
As climate emergencies compound humanitarian needs, the impact of ongoing violence on children continues to escalate as well.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
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Due to problems at home, the toddler had been diagnosed with an acute stress disorder that was impacting his speech and ability to regulate his emotions.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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And yet Elwood and Turner experience Nickel as an acute narrative dilemma, the dilemma of their lives.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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This is one of the most pressing questions that Ashley, who chairs the Community Justice Council, brings up at meetings.Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Perfect Couple never answers the most pressing question: Why is French film legend Isabelle Adjani part of the cast?Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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These staging attacks and Illuminate disappearances are too precise and elusive to suggest a full-scale planetary conquest, but their methods and intentions remain a dire enigma.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Treasury officials warn of dire consequences if the funding is in effect rescinded through inaction.Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Media coverage of Walker’s messy private life has been intense.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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All that pollution has already triggered more intense storms, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters.Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
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And perhaps that’s what makes this message from Dr. Daniel Crosby so compelling— these three words matter so much within the context of our personal and financial growth because these aren’t just three nice ideas that give us a momentary sense of pleasure.Tim Maurer, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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One of the most compelling ways to infuse a bedroom with character is to be fearless when trying new trends.Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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Presented two decades after its titular end-date, at a time when discussions of identity have, on many fronts, turned stagnant and defensive, the exhibition prompts viewers to wonder about emergent Asian American arts scenes in New York.Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will not only oversee a department of nearly 3 million military and civilian service members but also direct defense spending and contracting with iconic and emergent U.S. defense contractors, such as Boeing, RTX, Palantir, and Kyndryl.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Arsenal will be desperate to get back to winning ways here after being held to a 1-1 draw by a plucky Fulham side last time out.Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The brand was in desperate need of some reinvigoration.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Employees who are classified as essential for critical operations in defense, energy, agriculture and other sectors would continue to work without pay.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Yet Friday’s performance wasn’t as spectacular as wins against LSU or Ole Miss, didn’t quite provide a surge of momentum entering a critical offseason or quell questions about Napier’s need to hire an offensive coordinator.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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