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
The additional live games as well as studio programs covering the NFL such as Good Morning Football and The Insiders would be helpful in providing additional content to ESPN’s nascent streaming initiative.
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The nuptials ushered in an era during which the movie-star princess, the Monte Carlo casino, and the nascent Grand Prix conspired to make Monaco a place of glamour and sometime excess.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
His older brother revealed to him the myriad secrets of Led Zeppelin and R.E.M., while pop radio and MTV were shaping his nascent taste in obvious but important ways.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The nuptials ushered in an era during which the movie-star princess, the Monte Carlo casino, and the nascent Grand Prix conspired to make Monaco a place of glamour and sometime excess.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
His older brother revealed to him the myriad secrets of Led Zeppelin and R.E.M., while pop radio and MTV were shaping his nascent taste in obvious but important ways.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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His remarks came as markets began to stabilize following initial uncertainty about the administration's trade tactics.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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To get a more complete picture of the impact of Trump’s initial tariff policies on the sporting goods and apparel industry, Sportico obtained a list of suppliers for 11 major companies that share their facilities on the platform Open Supply Hub.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The actor got choked up, nearly crying, within the first two minutes of a cast panel on Sunday night following the episode.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Soto only has one homer and three RBIS through his first 32 at-bats but just last season, his plate appearances represent must see events.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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No one has taught him how to manage his incipient sexuality; no one has taught him how to cope with rejection.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of big-name free agents and superstars, the roster was populated with up-and-coming talent including eccentric first baseman Triston Casas, ultra-intense budding superstar Jarren Duran and ascending ace Brayan Bello.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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For the last several months, Ken Harvey has been cultivating a budding side business for his Honda and Mazda dealerships in Northern California: selling used Teslas.—
Neal E. Boudette,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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The district’s elementary and middle schools were releasing students beginning at 1:30 p.m., and the junior high and high schools were planning to release students starting around 2 p.m.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Authorities said the two juveniles were elementary and middle school age, Alaska’s News Source reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wherever the original source of the incorrect headline came from, it was amplified by trusted sources in financial news, creating a very expensive lesson in the value of accurate and reliable reporting.—
Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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His most famed work remained with Blondie, however, and he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside other members of the group in 2006 alongside other original members of the band.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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