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
Taiwan's Foxconn, seeking to expand its nascent EV contract manufacturing business, approached Nissan about a bid but the Japanese company rejected it, sources have told Reuters.
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Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Trump’s nascent plan to levy new tariffs on Canada and Mexico threatens to undo the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2025, thanks to the nascent movement of activist millionaires, these calls will grow even louder.
—Ingrid Robeyns, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
His radical vision emerged from a nascent Canadian film industry that, in the early ’70s, was still trying to gain purchase in the global marketplace.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Trump’s nascent plan to levy new tariffs on Canada and Mexico threatens to undo the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2025, thanks to the nascent movement of activist millionaires, these calls will grow even louder.
—Ingrid Robeyns, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
His radical vision emerged from a nascent Canadian film industry that, in the early ’70s, was still trying to gain purchase in the global marketplace.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
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Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for an initial cease-fire that will pause hostilities for six weeks and lead to the release of 33 hostages.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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Early concepts deemed successful were built up and introduced to new audiences—revised from their initial offerings to meet the challenges of a wider swath of users or participants.—
Venkat Viswanathan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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He is set to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time.—
Daniel Popper,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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DeMar DeRozan will return to Chicago for the first time since coming to Sacramento in a three-team sign-and-trade deal last summer.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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As the past four should have proved conclusively, clinging desperately to long dead norms and procedures in the face of incipient authoritarianism isn't the answer.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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One frequent topic of discussion in its pages was Germany’s militarism, an original sin that had led the country into the Great War and paved the way for incipient fascism.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
5 Dec. 2024
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Sajid’s 20 years of experience as an educator across U.K. universities and workshops plays a large factor in his desire to find new ways to support budding designers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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Calmer moments are depicted; game birds relax beneath pomegranate trees and next to budding roses.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2025
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In life, Nichols had been diminished to an abstraction, a target for the inchoate rage of men who were, at least nominally, part of his own community.—
Jelani Cobb,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2023
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Williams and his admirers were certainly right to point out the inchoate and woolly nature of much of the 'survival of the species' talk which was in the air in the mid-20th century.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2011
Adjective
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But elementary students might catch a glimpse of the news coverage or hear classmates talking about it.—
Tamekia Reece,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2025
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Most of the whooping cough cases in the Boise School District have been in its elementary and high schools, Hollar said.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2025
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The video features original choreography from Stud Country’s Sean Monaghan, plus key dancers from the collective.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Future of Branded Content: Stop Renting Attention Social platforms give brands the chance to move beyond renting attention through traditional advertising to owning real connections through original programming.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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