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
At the same time, we students had a compulsory academic-industrial training at the end of the semester.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Being asked to be a groomsman doesn’t mean agreement is compulsory.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
The Hopkins clinic fit squarely into the desire of these movements to offer Americans alternatives to the rigid gender roles and compulsory heterosexuality of the Cold War era.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The novel’s touchstone, however, is the possibility of freedom that existed for these compulsory immigrants.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compulsory
IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Being asked to be a groomsman doesn’t mean agreement is compulsory.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
The Hopkins clinic fit squarely into the desire of these movements to offer Americans alternatives to the rigid gender roles and compulsory heterosexuality of the Cold War era.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The novel’s touchstone, however, is the possibility of freedom that existed for these compulsory immigrants.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compulsory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
Adjective
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Now that mandatory fee will nearly double on September 30 to $40.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Upper Basin has vocally refused to accept any mandatory cuts in its water use for the sake of the reservoirs.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Critically, this approach achieves the required resolution without the enormous deployment complexity of a 20-meter circular primary or the operational overhead of a starshade.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though coverage for Wegovy (semaglutide) is generally better than for Zepbound this year, 88% of people getting Wegovy through their insurer still face hurdles, including prior authorization and required protocols in which cheaper treatments must be tried first prior to gaining access.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson is hoping to unseat incumbent Pacheco and use his spot on the board to wrangle down drug prices and premiums.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The White House has maintained that anyone living in the country unlawfully is considered to be a criminal by the incumbent administration.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Monitor the Garlic and Deer fires, keeping the both fires within their current perimeters and mop up the the extent necessary to prevent the likelihood of an escape.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Water providers usually treat the arsenic out of their water when necessary — Surprise and Sahuarita both have both built special arsenic treatment facilities to handle the metal in its groundwater.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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