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
Where military service is compulsory, and may only disappoint our best or even worst men, but can be interrupted, thank god, by life’s hairpin turns.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
European and American teachings focused more on compulsory figures, the basic patterns skaters would trace across the ice that give the sport its name.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The first demonstration against it took place within the very first month of its establishment, when women poured into the streets to protest compulsory hijab.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
European and American teachings focused more on compulsory figures, the basic patterns skaters would trace across the ice that give the sport its name.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The first demonstration against it took place within the very first month of its establishment, when women poured into the streets to protest compulsory hijab.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for compulsory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
Adjective
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Iran’s first female athlete to win an Olympic medal, Kimia Alizadeh, a bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games in taekwondo, criticized wearing the mandatory hijab headscarf.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some of the mandatory junk fees could total $1,700 a year per renter, alleged the suit, and prospective tenants also paid non-refundable reservation and application fees ranging from $55 up to $500.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The required restitution is a total of $258,563, with $233,164 of that to Ulta Beauty and the rest to the city of Royal Oak.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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One quote the Reios received for the required Burial Site Investigation came to $319,000, according to the CBC.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In District 4, incumbent Nick Melvoin is facing off against Ankur Patel, director of outreach at the Hindu University of America.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Al-Shawish is challenging incumbent council member Donnie Funk for his District 4 seat in the April 7 election.—
Nathan Pilling
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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Health care should not require patients to risk financial ruin in order to receive necessary treatment.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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