as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
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Recent Examples of emergent
Although likely unknown to older audiences, the platform is hugely popular with younger comedy fans, and has become a bubbling cauldron for emergent voices.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
And quite commonly the problem is that in an effort to give the grass every possible advantage, pre-emergent herbicide was applied with the seed — the thinking being that the herbicide will inhibit weeds from competing with the new grass plants.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Your new one must be about navigating the emergent possibilities of human-machine partnership.
—Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The result, from seemingly simple inputs of molecules and energy, is emergent, incalculable chaos.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
And quite commonly the problem is that in an effort to give the grass every possible advantage, pre-emergent herbicide was applied with the seed — the thinking being that the herbicide will inhibit weeds from competing with the new grass plants.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Your new one must be about navigating the emergent possibilities of human-machine partnership.
—Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The result, from seemingly simple inputs of molecules and energy, is emergent, incalculable chaos.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
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This was Liverpool in urgent need of a lift after a series of setbacks and a manager looking elsewhere for solutions rather than backing the club’s long-serving match-winner to deliver.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The shelter was recently 11 dogs over capacity, making his situation increasingly urgent.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the interest in the East Wing demolition had been acute enough that a local-news outlet had identified one of the East Wing dump sites—an industrial park in Hyattsville, Maryland.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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The impact is already being felt in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, where UNICEF reports an alarming 11% rise in the number of children with acute malnutrition between January and September this year.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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