as in urgent
needing immediate attention
started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision
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Recent Examples of exigent
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
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Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.
—John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
About 20 animals were seized without a warrant due to exigent circumstances, according to Geckler.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.
—John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
About 20 animals were seized without a warrant due to exigent circumstances, according to Geckler.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
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That argument has a quietly urgent edge.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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That mission became increasingly urgent through the Parents' Network, an initiative created to support families whose children have been harmed by social media platforms and to connect them with others going through similar situations.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Are more acute vulnerabilities being exposed by the rise in yields, and will elevated inflation expectations create an undertow to equity valuations?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome affects the kidneys and causes a wide range of symptoms, including blurred vision, low blood pressure, acute shock, internal bleeding and kidney failure.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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