desideratum

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Recent Examples of desideratum Diversity isn’t necessarily an ethical desideratum in a collection. New York Times, 28 Sep. 2021 The Trump administration has sought nothing less than a reformulation of U.S. policy on the two-state solution, bringing it in line with Netanyahu’s desiderata Among Netanyahu’s enablers, however, one partner stands out. Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2020 Remaining at home is invariably the desideratum for most among the elderly, and this includes the wish to die at home. Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020 We marketing teams came to believe we alone could save startups from untimely deaths by achieving the desideratum to end all desiderata: product/market fit. Wired, 22 Oct. 2019 Airports supply the greatest desideratum of physical retail: foot traffic. Daniel Gross, Slate Magazine, 7 Sep. 2017 Some of the author costs are used to pay reviewers, causing one to question whether the process is always unbiased, as is the desideratum. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desideratum
Noun
  • Just like the Golden Bachelor, Maia loves sports, so finding someone athletic, fun and flirty is a must.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Hot chicken and cool treats When in Nashville, hot chicken is a must, even at the fair.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The course accepts recruits whose body fat is up to 8% higher or whose scores on the Army's aptitude test are as much as seven points lower than the requirement to become a soldier.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s usually a physical requirement, as well as severely playing down the high-wattage glamor that got you on red carpets in the first place.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That is my birthday wish for all of us.
    Russell M. Nelson, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Most of us live in the political center; most of us want a city that works, that prioritizes safety and that realizes that not every wish can be granted.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • By the early 1960s, reforms in Angola had begun to stall as budgets were cut and conditions deteriorated, the museum website says.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Desideratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desideratum. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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