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
Last year, the world exceeded 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial temperatures for the first time—a milestone that reminds us of the urgency of action.
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Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal must weigh the urgency of their current need against the sanctity of their long-term plan.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
But neighborhoods in western Altadena did not see the same urgency, as evacuation orders didn’t arrive until early the following morning — more than nine hours after the Eaton Fire began.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Symptoms include frequent daytime urination, waking at night to urinate, straining to urinate, slow urinary stream, sensation of incomplete bladder emptying, and urgency to use the restroom quickly.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal must weigh the urgency of their current need against the sanctity of their long-term plan.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
But neighborhoods in western Altadena did not see the same urgency, as evacuation orders didn’t arrive until early the following morning — more than nine hours after the Eaton Fire began.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Symptoms include frequent daytime urination, waking at night to urinate, straining to urinate, slow urinary stream, sensation of incomplete bladder emptying, and urgency to use the restroom quickly.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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Eleni’s starting to realize the gravity of her situation when her sleazy lawyer Leslie Walker (Ken Garito) arrives to bluster about jurisdiction and procedural missteps.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Albert Einstein first suggested it as part of his theory of gravity, general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a game of that magnitude, Ferdinand’s point is more valid.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insists that such a deal can be hard to reach, emphasizing the importance of a just peace over a swift one.—
Iuliia Mendel,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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The bipartisan survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Lake Research Partners, shows that nearly 74% of voters believe vaccines should be widely accessible, with 81% emphasizing the importance of maintaining U.S. leadership in vaccine development.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Declarations of financial exigency, mergers and outright closures are also likely to increase.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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What to know:Lawmakers have pressed TSU to declare financial exigency.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
1 Jan. 2025
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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By emphasizing the human element, the leader makes the strategy more accessible and relatable, ensuring the team understands its purpose and significance.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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On the one side stood religious fundamentalism with its insistence on a literal reading of scripture and submission to institutional authority; on the other stood scientific naturalism with its insistence that only empirical methods were valid routes to knowledge.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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Despite Courte's insistence that Waheed didn't need to buy him anything, the generous driver treated him to a Coca-Cola at the first stop and a protein bar at the next.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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