My business is with you, and you only. You should not have undertaken your office, unless prepared for its various exigencies.
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Exigency
/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/
Synonyms for "exigency" (78 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Noun(5 words)
absencecase of needclimactericclutchcompulsionconsequenceconstraintcontingencyconvergence of eventscrisiscritical juncture
Strong matches (23)
critical pointcrossroadscrucial periodcrunchdangerdemandingnessdifficultydire necessitydistressdriveemergencyexigenceextremitygravityhigh pressurehingeimmediacyimperativeimperativenessimportunacy
Noun(3 words)
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9 entriesbudgetary exigencyeconomic exigencylegal exigencymedical emergencymilitary exigencynatural disasteroperational exigencypolicy exigencysecurity crisis
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5 entrieseconomic exigencylegal exigencymilitary exigencypolitical exigencyurgent exigency
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1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
No ordinary man could have escaped those frightful claws when Numa sprang from so short a distance, but Tarzan was no ordinary man. From earliest childhood his muscles had been trained by the fierce exigencies of his existence to act with the rapidity of thought.
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[...] but these details I am compelled by exigencies of space to hold over until next month.
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