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verb

past tense of require

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of required
Adjective
Enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the SEVP rules and certification process were intended to encourage schools to report when students dropped out or no longer maintained a required courseload and to remove fraudulent or illegitimate schools. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 This comes to a head when he is faced with the F.A.A.’s required medical questionnaire. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Verb
Additionally, all applicants are required to complete an online music theory assessment. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Internet access required for online features. refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for required
Recent Examples of Synonyms for required
Adjective
  • Military service in Israel is mandatory, and has become even more depended on as the country gets entangled in ever more regional conflicts.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 June 2025
  • Efficiency is mandatory, and speed of execution is everything.
    Marc Scheipe, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • For many, rocking garments and accessories that reflect the richness of Black history while moving in rhythm to the soundtracks of the holiday’s celebration was not just a necessary reprieve, but a spiritual embrace.
    Essence, Essence, 24 June 2025
  • At that point, intravenous infusion of liquids, including electrolytes, multivitamins, glucose, and potassium, will be immediately necessary.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a landmark move aimed at bolstering Denmark's military readiness, the Scandinavian country is extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Her boyfriend was on an Iranian base doing compulsory military service; unreachable and potentially in danger.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • The general mayoral election will take place on November 4, with the Democratic candidate set to face competition from incumbent Mayor Eric Adams - a Democrat who is running as an independent - and Republican candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Bracy Davis, who as an incumbent lawmaker was barred from raising funds during the extended legislative session, raised more than $50,000 in just three days between the end of session on June 16 and her campaign filing on Thursday.
    Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The idea is to keep pushing European governments on problems created by tourism, like rising rents and housing shortages, environmental damage and neighborhoods losing essential services for residents.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Legal recourse can be an integral part of institutional strategy.
    John Marino, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Scientific fieldwork is an integral part of research in many disciplines, including geology, geography, forestry, ecology, and others.
    Sarah Boon June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?
    Corey Van Landingham, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • What sort of response was needful?
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013

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“Required.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/required. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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