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
Loadholt responded that North Carolina’s age threshold for compulsory school attendance is 7 — an answer Cunningham pushed back on.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Attendance to the march wasn’t compulsory for Kings players.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Maybe the typical wedding remains an exercise in female subjugation and compulsory heterosexuality, but straight women aren’t the only characters suffering at the altar.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Attendance to the march wasn’t compulsory for Kings players.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Maybe the typical wedding remains an exercise in female subjugation and compulsory heterosexuality, but straight women aren’t the only characters suffering at the altar.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for compulsory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
Adjective
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Now, the one-year grace period for the act’s mandatory registration requirements has ended, meaning agencies must be registered as model management companies or groups with the New York Department of Labor (NYDL) to better enable models to discern legitimate representation.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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Seattle's offseason program is over following the conclusion of mandatory minicamp on June 11.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Letters from lawmakers have gone unanswered and required reports unfiled.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
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All required licenses, waivers and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Headcount growth among incumbent firms offset, to a small degree, the headcount decline caused by list churn.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Former Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory appeared to win the Democratic primary runoff election for chair of the Board of Commissioners, handily leading incumbent Robb Pitts.—
Reed Williams,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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She's seen these parents put off their own health, including necessary surgeries.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Simple, age-appropriate conversations about device use could help children understand the difference between necessary engagement and recreation.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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