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as in requested
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election
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as in required
to have as a requirement
a task that demands one's unremitting attention
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as in asked
to set or receive as a price
superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie
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Recent Examples of demanded
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
College football fans demanded that the officials call a targeting penalty on Downs, which would have led to an ejection.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
This week, air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a labor union and aviation safety organization, demanded the end of the shutdown and handed out leaflets.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
When The Star reached back out to confirm the statement came from Towers, the same sender demanded the newspaper stop contacting the campaign email address.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
In 2022, as people across the country demanded more transparency from law enforcement, the chief rolled out a new media policy that limited his staff’s interactions with reporters and kept information from the public.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
At the time, NACA’s Langley Laboratory in Virginia had reached its capacity, and the West Coast’s rapidly expanding aviation industry demanded a counterpart.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Dozens of state and court officials demanded Rochelle’s time.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Leaders of Chattogram’s United Front of Workers and Employees (SKOP), which collectively represents 90 percent of the unionized labor force in Bangladesh, demanded that the interim government scrap the terminal-leasing plan.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
College football fans demanded that the officials call a targeting penalty on Downs, which would have led to an ejection.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
This week, air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a labor union and aviation safety organization, demanded the end of the shutdown and handed out leaflets.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
When The Star reached back out to confirm the statement came from Towers, the same sender demanded the newspaper stop contacting the campaign email address.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
In 2022, as people across the country demanded more transparency from law enforcement, the chief rolled out a new media policy that limited his staff’s interactions with reporters and kept information from the public.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
At the time, NACA’s Langley Laboratory in Virginia had reached its capacity, and the West Coast’s rapidly expanding aviation industry demanded a counterpart.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Dozens of state and court officials demanded Rochelle’s time.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demanded
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Combs’ legal team requested that the musician be transferred from MDC to the prison Fort Dix in New Jersey, a low‑security prison that offers the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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That same day, star cornerback Jalen Ramsey had requested a trade while leaders like Terron Armstead had opted to retire and Calais Campbell signed with the Arizona Cardinals around that same time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nine hours after addressing reporters in the wake of a humbling 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Mike McDaniel was at it again on Friday, speaking to Dolphins reporters via Zoom in the normal day-after-game media availability that’s required for all NFL head coaches.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the filibuster is not required by the Constitution and, like any Senate rules, can be changed with a simple majority at any time.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Bucks did exactly what Antetokounmpo asked, playing the Warriors tough all night and eventually pulling out a win behind a career-high 32 points from Ryan Rollins.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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The mission will be commanded by Zhang Lu, 48, who was a crew member of the Shenzhou 15 mission which launched in November 2022 and returned to Earth in June 2023.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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El Modena’s defense won a few battles, but McNeal commanded two scoring drives, including one in the final minute of the game, and that was all the the Diablos needed for a 13-6 victory over the Vanguards.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This can reduce time needed for extensive wind tunnel testing or large-scale computer simulations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ones who needed to leave their mother tongue in order to find their true voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The defendant had initially been charged with two counts of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos, but prosecutors agreed to reduce that to just one count in exchange for a guilty plea from Morelli.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sam Altman, of OpenAI, has claimed that generative AI could bring about the end of human civilization, and that AI poses a risk of extinction on a par with nuclear warfare and global pandemics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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In his lawsuit, Vianello claimed that the local ordinance that allowed the city to issue nearly $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and renovations violates the Kansas Constitution and statutory requirements for a bond election.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Demanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demanded. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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