demand
noun
, -ˈmänd, dē-\
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Synonyms: Noun
claim, dun, importunity, requisition, ultimatum
Synonyms: Verb
call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)
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The committee is considering her demand that she be given more time to complete the study. The workers said they would not end the strike until their demands were met. The demand for low-income housing is increasing as the economy gets worse. We are seeing an increased demand for hospital beds. The company increased production to meet demand.Verb
The customer demanded a refund. Parents have demanded that the teacher resign. The reporter demanded to see the documents. I demand to know what is going on here! “Come here at once!” he demanded. “Why won't you answer me?” she demanded. The situation demands immediate action.
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And that, perhaps, is Alice Neel’s best last laugh: nakedly herself, sui generis, and hot in demand up and down the Eastern seaboard. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "Searching for Myself in Alice Neel’s Radical Portraits," 26 Feb. 2019 With the growing popularity of Burning Man and other music/art festivals, Cheryl's baton skills become very in-demand. — Heather Burns, Marie Claire, "Rom-Com BFFs Get the Spotlight: Cheryl from Miss Congeniality," 14 Feb. 2019 Four of the six manufacturers cite an increase in demand as the reason at least some of their products are out of stock. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "There’s an Anxiety Drug Shortage—Here’s What You Need to Know," 11 Feb. 2019 Further Reading Red Dead Redemption II review: Getting muddy in the wide-open frontier This bundle may wind up being even more in-demand, though. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Dealmaster: A PS4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 for $199 may be the best deal of Cyber Monday [Updated]," 26 Nov. 2018 The cartel slightly lowered its oil demand growth forecast for 2019, by 50,000 barrels a day, for a growth rate of 1.24 million barrels a day. — Christopher Alessi, WSJ, "OPEC Production Falls Significantly on Saudi Output Cuts," 12 Feb. 2019 Orlagh: The new categories are in response to the demand from our customers. — Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR, "The London-Based Brand Fashion Girls Are Obsessed With," 24 Jan. 2019 With no sense of resolution on the horizon, which is related to President Trump's demand for a wall along the southern border, the WMM will remain uncorrected for the immediate future. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Government Shutdown Is Messing with North," 15 Jan. 2019 The service was launched this year by Rebecca Gomperts, a Dutch physician and activist, in response to overwhelming US demand. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "10 science stories in 2018 that made us go, “Whoa, that’s awesome”," 18 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
His usual chestnut lengths were brightened to an icy blonde that demanded a major double-take. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Zac Efron Is the Latest Hollywood Man to Go Platinum," 27 Jan. 2019 Gritty, for whatever reason, speaks to the desire to have a loud voice fighting on the side of those who demand a larger piece of the pie. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Gritty’s evolution from googly-eyed hockey mascot to meme to leftist avatar, explained," 24 Dec. 2018 At Vera, Shanahan has pioneered a method that demands that the first people researchers meet with to collect data are the incarcerated people themselves. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "Inside a Radical Experiment to Transform the Lives of Incarcerated Women," 22 Aug. 2018 Protesters feel they were unfairly prosecuted for demanding rights for the poor. — Amira El Masaiti, The Seattle Times, "Morocco: Arab Spring anniversary brings reflection, beatings," 20 Feb. 2019 Instead of asking for thoughts and prayers, the students impacted demanded for tangible legislative and cultural change. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "11 Teen Gun Violence Survivors and Activists on the Parkland Shooting Anniversary," 14 Feb. 2019 Many seem to have set the formula aside as incompatible with the current views of the party base, which is seen as demanding either a full pitch for social democracy, an explicit focus on questions of racial and gender identity, or both. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Joe Biden is leading the 2020 polls. Here’s what he thinks about policy.," 18 Dec. 2018 Stephanie Keith / Getty On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will face a roomful of members of Congress demanding answers. — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, "Everything you need to know about Google’s controversial China plans in advance of today’s congressional hearing," 11 Dec. 2018 In that sense, Sunset Overdrive feels a little more like Tony Hawk than Jet Set Radio, at least in terms of demanding players get the most out of their move variety. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Sunset Overdrive review: Ride the rails to kaboom-town (finally on PCs, too)," 17 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demand.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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