as in gravity
the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention
The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.
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Recent Examples of urgency
Overnight, grassroots efforts that once complemented federal work have taken on outsized urgency.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
How about your urgency level for the team to return to the postseason after nine years on the outside looking in?
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
What Makes Sticky Content Stand Out From Viral Content
Viral content touches a nerve in a moment of urgency or confusion.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
That just provided a bit of urgency to the whole thing.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgency
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
How about your urgency level for the team to return to the postseason after nine years on the outside looking in?
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
What Makes Sticky Content Stand Out From Viral Content
Viral content touches a nerve in a moment of urgency or confusion.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
That just provided a bit of urgency to the whole thing.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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The sophomore shortstop, who came through with a bunt in the second inning that led to two crucial runs, wasn’t worried about the gravity of the situation.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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This also tends to include the use of World Models, consisting of broad constructions about how the physical world works, such as that we are bound to operate under conditions of gravity, and other physical laws of nature, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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However, Bespoke noted that stocks' climb of around 20% is relatively small compared to historical performance in the aftermath of slides of this magnitude in the VIX.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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This is the boldest and biggest plan any candidate has presented in the race — because the city needs a plan of this magnitude to address the housing crisis.—
Zellnor Myrie,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2025
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Investors are valuing OpenAI as essential infrastructure (not a startup anymore), considered to be in the same league as cloud computing or semiconductors, highlighting the strategic importance of foundational AI models.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The importance of hairstyles did not disappear from American culture, but even some hairstyles became increasingly subject to claims of biological inevitability: white women grew long hair naturally, and white men grew full beards naturally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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That note of concern has resonated ever more loudly as observers deepened their exploration of adaptive design, made in conditions of actual exigency.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Just as the imperatives of war led to the development of the SNA in the 1940s, the new exigencies of a world riven by trade wars, geopolitical instability, and supply shocks require a modern statistical framework.—
Diane Coyle,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
Noun
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These drinks were likely of social, religious and medical significance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The facility also gained cultural significance as the birthplace of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, which were introduced in 1991, though the origin story has been the subject of litigation.—
Piper Heath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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This was despite the insistence of Mayor Bass and the LAPD chief that the police wouldn’t be getting involved.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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The Stars insistence on falling behind was going to get them.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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