required reading
noun
formal
: reading that must be done
The newspaper is required reading in my politics course.
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This column should be required reading for all 535 members of our Congress, but especially for the six that represent our state.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The pastoral was required reading in military academies.
—Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Moving, thoughtful, and genuinely enraging, this book should be required reading for anyone terrified about the current ICE-raid status quo.
—Vogue, 25 Jan. 2026
It should be required reading for all Americans.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The pastoral was required reading in military academies.
—Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Moving, thoughtful, and genuinely enraging, this book should be required reading for anyone terrified about the current ICE-raid status quo.
—Vogue, 25 Jan. 2026
It should be required reading for all Americans.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for required reading
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“Required reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/required%20reading. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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