urgency
noun
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
urgencies
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pluralof urgency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And I use the word modern, meaning these characters’ urgencies, their interiorities, their conflict, the ways in which they contradict themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
Most goes to communities close to the border “due to the urgencies they are confronting,” but cities far from the border also get funds.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
"We are ready to give Italy a government that addresses the urgencies and challenges of our time with understanding and competence," Meloni wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2022
Every age category from pre-puberty to professional has changing stakes and urgencies around this issue, and none of those categories are neat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2022
When you're dying for so long, old urgencies wither and die.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
