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as in mandatory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
formal instruction in driving is required in this state before you can get your driver's license
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as in necessary
impossible to do without
with these frigid winds, hats, scarves, and good mittens are required equipment for heading outside
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as in needed
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of required
Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The new required reading list will go into effect at the beginning of the 2030-31 school year.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Those errors — which had some tickets showing a lower fine than the $344 required by Florida law and others bearing the wrong ticket numbers — resulted in a Miami-Dade judge wiping out 5,400 violations last spring that drivers were fighting in court.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Similarly, if certain required materials are delayed, then the renovation project may end up being delayed as well, which could increase the labor costs for the job.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The new required reading list will go into effect at the beginning of the 2030-31 school year.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Mahan, who recently entered the race, wasn’t required to file a campaign fundraising disclosure, though he is expected to have notable support from wealthy Silicon Valley tech honchos.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Those errors — which had some tickets showing a lower fine than the $344 required by Florida law and others bearing the wrong ticket numbers — resulted in a Miami-Dade judge wiping out 5,400 violations last spring that drivers were fighting in court.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for required
Adjective
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During a federal government shuts down, beneficiaries of Social Security can expect their payments on time because those payments are considered mandatory spending, including Medicare and Medicaid.—
Mike Snider,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Is calling mandatory or optional?—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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Still, the goal is to make necessary changes before hardship.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The cost of providing data centers with the electricity needed is likely driving up electric bills for consumers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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An appeals court also reversed a ruling from a judge in Chicago that barred federal agents from using certain riot control weapons, including tear gas and pepper balls, unless needed to prevent an immediate threat.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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Poland gives medalists an investment-grade diamond and a painting for gold medals, and South Korea exempts winners from compulsory military service.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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What terrifies Iran’s theocrats the most, the fear that eclipses all their fears, is the ability of the people at large to clearly see the essential realities of the present regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, neighborhoods like Harambee and Clark Square lost essential resources when Walgreens closed its locations on King Drive and West National Avenue in 2024.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some folks who were moving a little slow, some folks wanted to dilute the Canadiana or the Big C Canadian of it.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Right before the crash, discussions captured on the cockpit voice recorder indicated that the pilot wanted the landing gear to be launched.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Piland has been endorsed by incumbent council members Jared Elad, Brian Livingston and Burt Thakur.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Goldschmidt, who was hired in late 2021, previously served as CEO of the World Surf League, giving her a unique perspective on the sport and its incumbent organizations.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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To now be on the platform that has been such an integral part of my upbringing is an honor.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Are United maintaining the record for the sake of it, or is there a sincere belief that the academy should be an integral piece of the club’s strategy?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Required.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/required. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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