exigency
noun
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Synonyms
boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
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The task of Thomas’s White Constitution is to re-create the conditions that made for black survival, to undo the culture of rights and replace it with a state of exigency. — Theodore Kupfer, National Review, "The Not So Enigmatic Clarence Thomas," 22 Aug. 2019 The system’s Board of Regents declared financial exigency—essentially bankruptcy—to give itself room to more easily fire tenured faculty. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, "Alaska Still Hasn’t Saved Its Universities," 15 Aug. 2019 Though there are charming moments throughout, especially when Addison finally finds nonfraternal love in the form of the rich dilettante Hollis Bessemer (Jin Ha), the exigencies of staging the picaresque tale overwhelm our interest in it. — New York Times, "Review: Sondheim’s Bumpy ‘Road Show,’ Now at the End of the Line," 25 July 2019 Chicago State University declared exigency in 2016 after Illinois lawmakers failed to enact a budget. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Alaska’s governor makes unprecedented cuts in state university spending," 6 July 2019 The university system’s Board of Regents has been considering whether to declare financial exigency, a move short of bankruptcy that would allow rapid cuts of programs and professors including tenured faculty. — Los Angeles Times, "Alaska is reeling from budget cuts, even as governor wants to pay each resident $3,000," 19 July 2019 Financial exigency can allow colleges to dismiss tenured faculty members. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Alaska’s governor makes unprecedented cuts in state university spending," 6 July 2019 The spirit was rarely any match for the exigencies of clay, metal, stone, or oil paint. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, "A Master of Mute Forms," 7 Mar. 2019 Finally, mental disorders can be influenced by factors directly related to the exigencies of evolution. — David P. Barash, WSJ, "‘Good Reasons for Bad Feelings’ Review: Suffering’s Silver Lining," 13 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exigency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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