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
Gillespie is hopeful that more homeowners will recognize the urgency, but said he is heartened that in just the last month, almost 300 homeowners have requested evaluations of their property, including assessments of vulnerabilities.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Sitting alongside Trump in the Oval Office, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed more urgency about the Tates than his counterpart.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
And as long as that remains the case, the urgency for Adams to act should intensify.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That lent a sense of urgency to which stories were told.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Sitting alongside Trump in the Oval Office, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed more urgency about the Tates than his counterpart.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
And as long as that remains the case, the urgency for Adams to act should intensify.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
That lent a sense of urgency to which stories were told.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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There’s even a gold broom applicator to seriously pamper yourself after a long day of defying gravity.—
Katy Herman,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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The altered weight distribution also helps, placing the centre of gravity closer to the securing hand.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The temblor was detected just hours after a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck near North Hollywood, California.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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On February 13, 2025, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck near Avenal, approximately six miles north-northwest of the city.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During her acceptance speech, Cheyenne Woods emphasized the importance of being a player of African descent in professional golf and didn't forget to reference her illustrious uncle.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Still, the Europeans underlined the importance of the moment.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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George Washington, who could have been a king, set the tone by abdicating after two terms, a precedent followed by all his successors until F.D.R., under wartime exigency, broke it.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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In addition, institutions that reduce or close a program, department, college, or position because of a reinvestment plan would be able to proceed with policies and procedures associated with a declaration of financial exigency.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And because of her father’s fame and the significance of his 75th birthday, there was intense media coverage.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jaclyn’s insistence that Laurie have a fling with him will almost certainly backfire; the question is when and how.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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What makes Trump different is his insistence on disrupting the basic apparatus of climate science, the effort to understand how warm the planet will one day become, and how quickly its seas will rise.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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