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
On May 12th, Denver’s city council overwhelmingly approved $70 million towards the nascent National Women’s Soccer League team’s new soccer stadium and surrounding entertainment complex.
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Alexander Ooms, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
By the time the pandemic began to subside, that nascent publicity ecosystem had crystallized into something foundational; just a few years later, there’s an expectation that even presidential candidates should pay patronage to these new outposts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
The possibilities these nascent technologies enable, the founder and chief executive officer said, are vast.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
The Limit Of Blunt Instruments Originally designed to protect nascent industries, tariffs without complementary tools such as innovation funding, workforce development, and infrastructure investment often do more harm than good.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Alexander Ooms, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
By the time the pandemic began to subside, that nascent publicity ecosystem had crystallized into something foundational; just a few years later, there’s an expectation that even presidential candidates should pay patronage to these new outposts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
The possibilities these nascent technologies enable, the founder and chief executive officer said, are vast.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
The Limit Of Blunt Instruments Originally designed to protect nascent industries, tariffs without complementary tools such as innovation funding, workforce development, and infrastructure investment often do more harm than good.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
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
Adjective
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Adding to the shock factor of this particular comeback was how badly Indiana handled the ball in the first half.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Five years after the first trial in 1342, Hugh Colne was convicted of being one of the men to stab Forde in the stomach and sentenced to the notorious Newgate Prison.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Another way in which partisanship has brought us to this incipient defeat of the constitutional order is that the Congress has been rendered all but incompetent by faction.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The conversation came at a moment of incipient crises for Trump’s second term.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The full trailer emphasizes the sense of community among the crew members, showcasing budding romances, space adventures, and an explosive science experiment.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2025
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Fermin is an example to any budding professional for his work ethic and humble attitude.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Debates over integration are far from settled Last year, before President Trump took office, Concordia Parish rejected a Justice Department plan that would have ended its case if the district combined several majority white and majority Black elementary and middle schools.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Since 2019, Hawkins has led Student Support Services in Valparaiso including special education and social workers after beginning her career as an elementary teacher in 2001.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Watch Prey on Hulu Predator The original Predator movie is set in the present day (which would be 1987) and follows a paramilitary rescue team who quickly discovers that rebel forces in the South American jungle aren’t their most dangerous enemy.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Her original mission may have ended, but her troubles are only just beginning.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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