as in acute
needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Recent Examples of urgent
Authorities had since dismissed her lawyers’ requests to send her to a hospital for urgent treatment.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Kim Kelly on the urgent need for solidarity between the climate and labor movements.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Wang told Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan that halting the fighting was the most urgent matter.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The lessons of Xi’s hubris seem urgent—and salutary for other countries, including the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Kim Kelly on the urgent need for solidarity between the climate and labor movements.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Wang told Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan that halting the fighting was the most urgent matter.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The lessons of Xi’s hubris seem urgent—and salutary for other countries, including the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Take, for example, radiation, which with moderate exposures can increase an astronaut’s long-term risk of cancer and with heavy doses can cause acute sickness.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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His masterful short stories revolve around distinctive characters with profound empathy and acute detail.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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First, and most pressing, is the energy shock resulting from the Strait’s effective closure.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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But maybe no questions are more pressing than how to handle defense.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For babies born with serious health conditions, the consequences of not having health coverage could be dire.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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On top of that, the housing market faces a dire affordability crisis, and consumer sentiment remains grim.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For the seventh year in a row, Walmart captured more money from Charlotte-area shoppers than any other grocery store, despite intense competition from local grocers like Harris Teeter and Food Lion.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Graves’ exit has sparked intense speculation about his potential successor to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Many of the most compelling growth companies today are directly enabling — or benefiting from — this transition, and several may emerge as category-defining public companies of the next decade.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Urgent and emergent cases reach the operating room faster — an important lifesaving factor.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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That includes planning, organizing, evaluating and directing the work of the ALI based on legal mandates, changing and emergent training needs, departmental priorities, directives, statutes, and strategic goals.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One desperate woman searching for her uncle even called emergency rooms and police.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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That miscommunication sent the worker on a desperate escape through the woods.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage are approaching a critical deadline that could have long-lasting financial consequences.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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For Iranian athletes who play in domestic-league games that aren’t broadcast internationally, the World Cup serves as a critical launchpad to impress international scouts.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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