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something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else
Citizenship is a prerequisite for voting. The introductory course is a prerequisite for the advanced-level courses. Having good credit is a prerequisite to applying for a loan.
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Recent Examples of prerequisites
Six months of hands-on experience with Google Cloud and a two-hour exam are prerequisites.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Talent and toughness are, generally, prerequisites for success.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Generation-defining talent and a daring, forward-thinking sensibility were the obvious prerequisites.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Recruit Fast’s Woo noted that AI skills are likely less relevant as prerequisites in blue-collar jobs as compared to other fields.
—Dylan Butts
shreya Ghosal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
By summer 2023, the ghosts took a new approach to infiltrating the system, filling up seats in courses with no prerequisites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Consciousness — or at least its prerequisites — may have evolved three separate times in radically different nervous systems, Godfrey-Smith said.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Chase established an open-door policy to maximize enrollment, requiring no strict prerequisites for admission; beginners worked alongside more advanced peers.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Talent and toughness are, generally, prerequisites for success.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Generation-defining talent and a daring, forward-thinking sensibility were the obvious prerequisites.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Recruit Fast’s Woo noted that AI skills are likely less relevant as prerequisites in blue-collar jobs as compared to other fields.
—Dylan Butts
shreya Ghosal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
By summer 2023, the ghosts took a new approach to infiltrating the system, filling up seats in courses with no prerequisites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Consciousness — or at least its prerequisites — may have evolved three separate times in radically different nervous systems, Godfrey-Smith said.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Chase established an open-door policy to maximize enrollment, requiring no strict prerequisites for admission; beginners worked alongside more advanced peers.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerequisites
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The sign — fixed high on the outside wall of the black and red painted concrete block building — was to be removed before demolition and donated to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/ Museum under the requirements of the demolition contract.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Other than Tennessee residency and legal citizenship, there were no other qualification requirements.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With thousands of federal workers furloughed or working without pay, more may turn to food banks and pantries for necessities, according to Feeding America.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Local health leaders, including Ascension Saint Thomas CEO Fahad Tahir, warned that families may soon be forced to choose between basic necessities and health care.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Prerequisites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerequisites. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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