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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the governor responded swiftly and surely to the crisis
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Recent Examples of crises
But the war is also having a less visible, yet potentially more consequential, impact on some of the world’s other conflicts and crises.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The Biden administration extended TPS for Haiti several times because of economic, health and political crises in the wake of the assassination of its president in 2021.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Clooney has also become known for his humanitarian efforts, advocating for the First Amendment as well as the human-rights campaigns for the crises in Darfur in Sudan.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In the near term, OPEC’s ability to present a united front in one of the worst energy crises in decades has collapsed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Protections from war, natural disasters or other crises Created in 1990, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security secretary to protect immigrants already in the United States from being deported to countries experiencing war, natural disasters and other emergencies.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
But both were reactive fixes, assembled after earlier crises exposed what the system had failed to imagine.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
There has been intense speculation about the role that mental health crises might have played in both shootings.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The Biden administration extended TPS for Haiti several times because of economic, health and political crises in the wake of the assassination of its president in 2021.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Clooney has also become known for his humanitarian efforts, advocating for the First Amendment as well as the human-rights campaigns for the crises in Darfur in Sudan.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In the near term, OPEC’s ability to present a united front in one of the worst energy crises in decades has collapsed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Protections from war, natural disasters or other crises Created in 1990, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security secretary to protect immigrants already in the United States from being deported to countries experiencing war, natural disasters and other emergencies.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
But both were reactive fixes, assembled after earlier crises exposed what the system had failed to imagine.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
There has been intense speculation about the role that mental health crises might have played in both shootings.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
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Consider the other teams that, like the Mets, have high expectations and have swiftly reached a crossroads.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and the arts in all their diversity.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The city’s forestry division tracks and cares for city trees, even keeping arborists on call to respond to tree emergencies.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The mother has suffered health emergencies, and her life is in danger.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet context means little in situations like Wolves’.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of success in a second round of talks increases with the political exigencies and condition of those at the table.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Other neighbors were equally desperate, including Mohammad Izzo, 69, a school caretaker forced by the exigencies of war to become a groundskeeper for a makeshift cemetery at the campus located a short distance from Abdullah’s house.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The event included the greeting of heads of delegation and the traditional family photo, ahead of the start of the leadersâ meeting.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tolle showed off his renowned 99 mph fastball while mixing in an improved arsenal of secondary pitches, and the Yankees couldn’t make heads or tails of him the first time through the order.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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