as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
I have an incipient dislike and distrust of that guy, and I only met him this morning
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Recent Examples of incipient
Abrego Garcia’s case was a human tragedy and an incipient constitutional crisis.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
And an administrative error by the Trump team in its aggressive program to deport undocumented migrants has turned into an incipient constitutional crisis.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
And an administrative error by the Trump team in its aggressive program to deport undocumented migrants has turned into an incipient constitutional crisis.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Is a scramble for resources to blame for conflict, or are incipient inequalities and economic injustice the primary cause; or perhaps the two are related in some way?
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
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Accordingly, Abbas has presided over a period in which many of the nascent institutions created by Oslo are, at best, brittle.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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But a holistic change to organization, training, tactics and operational execution is in the nascent stages.—
Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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For Russia, this began soon after its initial invasion failed to seize control of Kyiv and Ukraine’s government.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Woldenberg’s initial reaction to the initial ruling from Judge Contreras was one of delight.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Her hard work and achievements paid off when, in 1983, Louisiana State University Medical Center hired her to become the nation’s first woman to lead a cardiovascular surgery division.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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