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acute, burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, urgent
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Rookie tight end Drew Sample The Bengals used a second-round pick on tight end Drew Sample when there were more pressing needs. — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, "What to watch for when Bengals open preseason in Kansas City," 9 Aug. 2019 The team also has a more pressing need — signing standout defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. — Mark Long, The Denver Post, "Jaguars star Jalen Ramsey arrives at camp in armored truck," 24 July 2019 And the Magic might have the most pressing need for Westbrook, having been in search of a point guard for years now. — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, "Russell Westbrook: Five potential trade destinations," 7 July 2019 For a prime minister with so resounding a mandate, Mr Modi has proved surprisingly shy about another pressing issue: administrative reform. — The Economist, "What will Narendra Modi do in his new term as India’s prime minister?," 14 June 2019 Club officials said their most pressing need is a site for its 150-member youth academy, which is supposed to start training in August and start playing games in September. — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, "Beckham group looks for more soccer space in Broward," 13 June 2019 The economic-incentive package almost didn’t pass, amid criticism from some lawmakers who said the state had more pressing needs than helping the team’s billionaire owner. — Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, "South Carolina Approves $115 Million in Incentives for NFL’s Panthers’ Headquarters," 9 May 2019 While change at the station was overdue, Ordway and the afternoon drive program seemed the more pressing issue. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "Gerry Callahan’s ouster finally gives WEEI a face lift," 15 July 2019 This could be interpreted as a bad sign as the Rapids have been caught between a counter-attacking and a pressing team, lacking a true gameplan under Casey’s stewardship. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Five takeaways from Rapids’ surprising missed opportunity in Portland," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pressing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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