as in mandatory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
compulsory retirement at age 70
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Recent Examples of compulsory
Stunt is structured around head-to-head matchups, with two teams simultaneously performing the same compulsory routines across four quarters: partner stunts, pyramids and tosses, jumps and tumbling, and a final team routine.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
Rather, films that portray women without the compulsory veil disrupt the symbolic, legal-religious order.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
To bolster security and safety, standards and regulations emerged to force accountability, including compulsory NERC CIP for the North American energy grid and GDPR for EU data privacy.
—Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Finishing compulsory education and figuring out what to do next is so fraught with a mixture of tension, anxiety, optimism, and possibility that this particular time in life has and will continue to provide excellent fodder for movies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
Rather, films that portray women without the compulsory veil disrupt the symbolic, legal-religious order.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
To bolster security and safety, standards and regulations emerged to force accountability, including compulsory NERC CIP for the North American energy grid and GDPR for EU data privacy.
—Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Finishing compulsory education and figuring out what to do next is so fraught with a mixture of tension, anxiety, optimism, and possibility that this particular time in life has and will continue to provide excellent fodder for movies.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
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If the lump sum payout is chosen, the winnings will first drop to $196.7 million after a mandatory federal withholding of 24% is applied.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Singaporeans' take-home pay is lower than their full salary because of mandatory Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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One Dallas restaurant failed, six required reinspection and three had roaches or rodent droppings in the most recent round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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No required Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification from the company was viewable on the state’s Labor and Economic Opportunity website as of the morning of Wednesday, July 23.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The political conundrum is this: Indiana leaders are facing the ultimate loyalty test to Trump while balancing the reality that carving up their very few Democratic congressional districts could make some incumbent Republicans' races tighter.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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In 2021, Collins launched a campaign for U.S. Congress, challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor in a heavily Democratic district.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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You’re told that suffering is normal and a necessary part of success.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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How much rehearsal was necessary for the three children to deliver the complex Don DeLillo text, and for Moon to prepare for her long opening monologue?—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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