as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend
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Recent Examples of inchoate
Strong delicately teases out her characters’ emotional stasis, the end of one major phase and the inchoate beginnings of another.
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Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
Families gradually leave; eventually, the nation itself becomes increasingly inchoate, legally and spiritually rooted to a shoreline that is disappearing under rising tides.
—Kausea Natano, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
The rage of men whose grievances are inchoate and inexhaustible found expression in a 58-year-old movie star’s humiliation of his 36-year-old former wife.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
The ground beneath their inchoate relationship shifts from scene to scene.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
Families gradually leave; eventually, the nation itself becomes increasingly inchoate, legally and spiritually rooted to a shoreline that is disappearing under rising tides.
—Kausea Natano, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
The rage of men whose grievances are inchoate and inexhaustible found expression in a 58-year-old movie star’s humiliation of his 36-year-old former wife.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
The ground beneath their inchoate relationship shifts from scene to scene.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inchoate
Adjective
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O’Neal is participating in a documentary project about her life, which would bring in money (but is too nascent to detail here).—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the division issued one license to a local who hopes to work in the nascent industry.—
Christine Ricciardi,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While the team has become the most successful spring football league franchise, dating back to the years of the initial United States Football League in the 1980s, the Stallions’ growing trophy collection hasn’t quite translated to the team’s bottom line.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The information released by the state to the public gives no indication what might happen if an inmate survives the initial shots.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mexico City’s Art Week has begun, amid the dramatic backdrop of an incipient trade war, sparked by US President Donald Trump, as ARTnews’ Harrison Jacobs reports.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Although the way forward in the incipient relationship between Maduro and Trump will hinge on the regime complying with its commitments of accepting the deportation flights, sources told the Herald that Maduro hopes to build on this initial engagement to try to achieve more long-term goals.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now Tennessee has staked a claim to the first No. 1 seed in program history with a stirring comeback, charging back from a nine-point deficit in the final 10 minutes.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, Creed is a seasoned campaigner in the Xfinity Series but is still chasing his first win.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Inchoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inchoate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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