as in compulsory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate
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Recent Examples of mandatory
However, washing isn’t mandatory, and a raccoon still will dine if there’s no water nearby.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
These vacant positions are often used to fund overtime costs and cited as necessary to a mandatory minimum staffing policy.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
This even prohibits complimenting the food, which is practically considered mandatory these days.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Alvarez had held the undisputed super middleweight crown, but the IBF stripped Alvarez of its belt in July 2024 after Alvarez failed to make a mandatory title defense against Scull.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
These vacant positions are often used to fund overtime costs and cited as necessary to a mandatory minimum staffing policy.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
This even prohibits complimenting the food, which is practically considered mandatory these days.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Alvarez had held the undisputed super middleweight crown, but the IBF stripped Alvarez of its belt in July 2024 after Alvarez failed to make a mandatory title defense against Scull.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandatory
Adjective
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The report highlights countries like Brazil and Colombia for undermining patent rights through compulsory licensing misuse, unreasonable patentability standards and delays in granting or enforcing patents.—
Scott Suckow,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Cases of soldiers missing for decades have a powerful emotional and political resonance in Israel, where military service is compulsory for most Jewish men.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, illiquid investments pose valuation challenges for required distributions and limit exit opportunities.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The organization turned the house into a public museum and oversees its design preservation and all required maintenance to ensure the landmark will last for generations to come.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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In the month after suffering a 734-vote loss to incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs, Griffin asked the elections board to toss out tens of thousands of ballots, mostly because information about the voters who cast them was missing from the state’s election database.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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More than 4,000 delegates will also vote on their new chairman, between former gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman and the incumbent chairman, Robert Axson.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2025
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Constant vigilance is necessary because drownings can happen within minutes, and young children especially can wander off or duck out of sight quickly.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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This might mean caps on unlimited PTO during certain times of year, or that advance approval is necessary.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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“Mandatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandatory. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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