instancy

noun

Definition of instancynext
as in urgency

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instancy
  1. urgency
  2. importance
  3. insistence
  4. exigency
  5. moment
  6. significance
  7. consequence
  8. magnitude
Noun
  • Text messages are also more likely to be checked immediately because of their implicit sense of urgency, unlike emails that go unread or phone calls that are left unanswered (especially among younger people).
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Highlight limited-time offers and scarcity to create a sense of urgency.
    John Readman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of urgency
Noun
  • While the cameras were rolling, Anderson taught the climbers about the importance of temperate rainforests (Tongass National Forest is the world’s largest at nearly 17 million acres) and took them salmon fishing.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Given the importance of manpower in a war of attrition, the first battlefield employment of thousands of North Korean troops recently deployed to Russia marks another escalation in non-European involvement.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of importance
Noun
  • For starters, the director suggested that Abrams get rid of the showy flash-forward scene that the script originally started with, begrudgingly written by Abrams upon the insistence of some who tried to convince him that the kick-off needed a catchy hook.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Despite his mom's insistence on attending college, Donaldson decided to drop out to make videos more seriously, which prompted his mother to kick him out of their family home.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • The point there is that O’Brien is no stranger to the exigencies of pressure as felt at the Breeders’.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Economic exigencies are often more urgent than a deference to the past, but Little Tokyo is trying to have it both ways.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of exigency
Noun
  • One game, one moment (at Baltimore) doesn’t define us.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The idea is that the scent will get the buck to stop for a moment, but not get spooked.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of moment
Noun
  • Mexico's obsession with Korean series — and more cultural curiosity While Mickey’s cultural identity is not a focal point, García-Rulfo, who has played his fair share of drug dealers, recognized the significance of his portrayal of a Mexican lawyer.
    Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And there’s the historical significance of the candidates themselves: Harris, 60, would be the first woman and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.
    TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of significance
Noun
  • Many fear the solution more than the consequences of not acting.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Because, of course, these content creators are undoubtedly well-versed in the consequences of influencing in the wild.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of consequence
Noun
  • But the North Korean deployments are of an altogether different magnitude, and the West has few tools to change North Korea’s calculus, as the country is already isolated and heavily sanctioned.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Two matches of that magnitude indicate that all four stars involved should enter the event with as much momentum as possible.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of magnitude
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instancing

instancy

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“Instancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instancy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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