单词	exigencies
释义	exigency noun ex·​i·​gen·​cy ˈek-sə-jən(t)-sē  ig-ˈzi-jən(t)-  plural exigencies 1 : that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural exceptionally quick in responding to the exigencies of modern warfare D. B. Ottaway 2 a : the quality or state of being exigent b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands a leader must act in any sudden exigency Synonyms boiling point breaking point clutch conjuncture crisis crossroad(s) crunch crunch time Dunkirk emergency extremity flash point head juncture tinderbox zero hour See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day Recent Examples on the Web The University has known since February that a financial exigency plan was forthcoming. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 May 2022 The predicament illustrates the exigency of the deepening refugee crisis. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 Taxes levied for a temporary exigency become perpetual obligations. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 This was reduced to $1.5 million at a time of exigency for the studio, and Mr. Friedkin recalls on the 2009 Blu-ray disc from Fox that the film finally cost $1.8 million. Peter Cowie, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 Her topsy-turvy life is a reminder, too, that if the personal is the political, the political is also the personal, driven by inconsistency and exigency. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021 Barriers of language, culture, religion and even species would be dissolved in the exigency of a moment no one knew how long might last. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021 The question to me has been colleges consolidating plus institutions declaring financial exigency, which is accredited higher education’s version of bankruptcy. Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 27 May 2021 Vermont, America’s second-whitest state (after Maine), has taken that exigency to heart. The Economist, 11 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition exigency noun ex·​i·​gen·​cy ˈek-sə-jən-sē, ik-ˈsi-jən-sē  plural exigencies 1 : that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in pl. 2 a : the quality or state of being exigent b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands exigencies noun plural of exigency as in crises a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crises crossroads emergencies situations conjunctures extremities heads junctures contingencies possibilities predicaments zero hours flash points clutches boiling points conditions breaking points crunch times moments of truth crunches milestones happenings points of no return straits tinderboxes Dunkirks climaxes corners impasses landmarks turning points deadlocks hot waters passes stalemates last minutes jams fixes holes scrapes spots last ditches pinches eleventh hours
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