emergent

adjective

i-ˈmər-jənt How to pronounce emergent (audio)
Definition of emergentnext
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 Clearly, this intensive scanning is intended to address a serious, emergent privacy problem. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 An offbeat comedy about two friends trying to break into the then-emergent world of music videos, the film stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins just as their careers were starting to take off. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Tackle these with pre- or post-emergent herbicide depending on timing. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 29 July 2026 Scher sees the emergent surveillance aesthetic as something layered and self-referential. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for emergent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
  1. urgent
  2. acute
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  • This is becoming more urgent, Azam says, as these disasters become more frequent, but experts lack data to better identify the areas that are most at risk of future disasters like this.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Amol Rajan, the BBC Radio 4 Today show presenter, has called for urgent action to save the UK national broadcaster from an existential emergency.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of urgent
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  • Since his father was a British navy chaplain, his family moved regularly, and with that came an acute sense of place.
    — Irene Borger, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their partnership also sharpened her already acute sense of humor.
    — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of acute

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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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