as in initial
beginning to come into existence
one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement
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Recent Examples of nascent
Not only was the technology for natural language processing (NLP) still maturing, but there were troves of data that were not yet digitized (e.g., paper drawings), and image recognition and processing at the time were nascent, at best.
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Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But the rise of the internet and social media as discovery platforms for self-promoting comedians has pushed the Canadian festival down the assembly line for nascent comedy talent.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
In the fall of 2022, the Biden administration began efforts to improve Ukraine’s drone manufacturing, which at that time was nascent.
—Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
The Grateful Dead is nascent enough that no definitive setlist information survives for either show.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But the rise of the internet and social media as discovery platforms for self-promoting comedians has pushed the Canadian festival down the assembly line for nascent comedy talent.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
In the fall of 2022, the Biden administration began efforts to improve Ukraine’s drone manufacturing, which at that time was nascent.
—Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
The Grateful Dead is nascent enough that no definitive setlist information survives for either show.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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That makes the the initial 0.5% of income donated to charity not deductible.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Last-minute amendments watered down initial requirements to produce annual impact assessments and mitigate algorithmic discrimination in an attempt to make the bill more palatable to the governor.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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This is the first time the river has been opened to swimmers since 1923, Reuters reported.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Estévez, 32, has shined in his first season with the Royals.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, embracing innovation and technology to contain incipient fires quickly is critical.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Since the shale boom, oil prices and the U.S. dollar have risen in tandem, suggesting an incipient case of Dutch disease in the United States.—
Michael L. Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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But their professional respect and budding friendship endured.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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After the huge success of North One’s Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on Disney+, which was hosted by Reeves, budding F1 team Cadillac — who have the world of sport watching after nabbing a coveted 2026 grid spot — wanted to recreate the magic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In Uvalde, 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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There are elementary and middle school programs, too.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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The current lineup of Jay & The Americans has one original member, 82-year-old harmony vocalist Sandy Deane Yaguda.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Similar to the original series, Shippuden’s staggering block of 500 episodes is best enjoyed interspersed with the feature films.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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