as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day
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Recent Examples of exigency
The point is that the exigencies of the Preakness and its tough placement within the Triple Crown demands that the fresh horses be looked at freshly and that the Derby horses be thrown a little shade.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some point to the exigencies of great-power competition to justify a pilgrimage to Riyadh.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2022
Like every other era since Israel’s birth in 1948, there are always immediate exigencies.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
There are economic exigencies to putting up a show on Broadway and keeping it running.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some point to the exigencies of great-power competition to justify a pilgrimage to Riyadh.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2022
Like every other era since Israel’s birth in 1948, there are always immediate exigencies.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
There are economic exigencies to putting up a show on Broadway and keeping it running.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exigency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigency
Noun
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The Carpenters’ involvement has given some Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to address the housing crisis with the blessing of a construction union.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Instead of fixing California, Newsom has been busy creating new crises.—
Melissa Melendez,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
Noun
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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Located in an idle airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve that the DeSantis administration seized from Miami-Dade County using emergency powers, the detention facility is surrounded by wild life and wild lands, which officials have joked could deter undocumented immigrants from escaping.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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“Exigency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigency. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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