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exigent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exacting |
became more exigent over his pronunciation.
Examples of exigent
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Their most urgent focus was on the exigent need for jobs for young people.
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A situation which may signal a cause for exigent action on corruption.
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Others who had planned weddings there in the coming weeks were forced into exigent refocusing.
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In short, exigent circumstances can drive the timing of an arrest.
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They are entitled to some help through exigent conditions, but not lifetime or even generational support.
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Mueller said Friday the FBI stopped using exigent letters in May 2006 after the practice was revealed.
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In more severe cases, exigent circumstances may require that the animal be removed for veterinary care.
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His willingness, under pressure, to doff the mantle of army chief showed that while he was exigent, he wasn't tyrannical.
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As directed by Tom Shadyac, there's enough surrealism in Liar Liar to content all but the most exigent Carrey fans.
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- Clamant: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
- Requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
- (exigency) a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
- (exigency) emergency: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- An exigent circumstance, in the American law of criminal procedure, allows law enforcement to enter a structure without a warrant, or if they have a "knock and announce" warrant, without knocking and waiting for refusal under certain circumstances. ...
- Urgent; needing immediate action; Demanding; needing great effort
- (exigency) The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.); An urgent situation; A situation requiring extreme effort or attention
- (Exigence) A rhetorical call to action; a situation that compels someone to speak out.
- (exigency) (n): a urgency, demand, or requirement arising from circumstances. The exigencies of the classroom may include sick children, fires, bomb threats, or snow storms.
