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
The new subject remains non-compulsory, but Screen Scotland hopes the appetite shown in pilots will drive wide adoption.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
But other European countries, including Germany in 2020 and France in 2018, have either adopted vaccine mandates or made more shots compulsory in response to outbreaks.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
So where does compulsory heterosexuality play into all of this?
—Quispe López, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
At the same time, we students had a compulsory academic-industrial training at the end of the semester.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
But other European countries, including Germany in 2020 and France in 2018, have either adopted vaccine mandates or made more shots compulsory in response to outbreaks.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
So where does compulsory heterosexuality play into all of this?
—Quispe López, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
At the same time, we students had a compulsory academic-industrial training at the end of the semester.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
Adjective
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Having initially faced 20 years in jail, the additional indictments raised his possible jail term to 45 years, with a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This summer, Wyoming’s Game and Fish Commission passed regulations that designated some sections fly-only and required anglers to pinch their barbs.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Chamber argues that the fee was imposed without congressional approval or required rulemaking, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Midterms Negative ratings for an incumbent president are not positive indicators for his party come midterm elections.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cornelius also gets a mayoral rematch with incumbent Woody Washam facing Denis Bilodeau again as well as a third challenger, Kenny Campbell.—
Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In both cases, Israel sought to justify its aggression as a necessary security measure to protect its southern communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Improvements in several fields are necessary to achieve this capacity.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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