as in needs
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of requires
Considering the extreme energy and ultrafast tempo the music requires, hardcore shows can be exhausting for all involved — and transformative.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Using biometrics as part of logins can speed up this process and improve security, but that requires an investment in technology implementation and training to use it.
—Don Aviv, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
The modern approach to lawn care requires large inputs of chemicals, water, fuel, and labor.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The park requires visitors in thermal areas of Yellowstone to stay on specific trails, the attorney's office said at the time.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The games will also be available on NFHS Network, which requires a subscription.
—Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Beyond family dynamics, investment strategy also requires fresh scrutiny.
—Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Restoring gasoline affordability requires state leaders to repeal the state’s burdensome energy mandates and lower the state’s gasoline taxes.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
But for millions of workers, owing taxes isn’t the result of individual tax planning but rather the foreseeable outcome of a withholding system that requires everyday Americans to understand and predict complicated tax consequences months in advance.
—Sakinah Tillman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Using biometrics as part of logins can speed up this process and improve security, but that requires an investment in technology implementation and training to use it.
—Don Aviv, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
The modern approach to lawn care requires large inputs of chemicals, water, fuel, and labor.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The park requires visitors in thermal areas of Yellowstone to stay on specific trails, the attorney's office said at the time.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The games will also be available on NFHS Network, which requires a subscription.
—Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Beyond family dynamics, investment strategy also requires fresh scrutiny.
—Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Restoring gasoline affordability requires state leaders to repeal the state’s burdensome energy mandates and lower the state’s gasoline taxes.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
But for millions of workers, owing taxes isn’t the result of individual tax planning but rather the foreseeable outcome of a withholding system that requires everyday Americans to understand and predict complicated tax consequences months in advance.
—Sakinah Tillman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requires
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For Blackburn’s plan to work, the Tennis Channel needs to turn Indian Wells and the Miami Open into appointment viewing for a larger group of people.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Heat needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s the version of himself Arenas wants to recapture.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the Afrikaans world of my childhood, dancing often meant the stolid vastrap (tight-step), the terrible langarm (long-arm, a two-step that desperately wants to be a one-step), or, worst of all, volkspele (national or popular games), compulsory in Afrikaans-medium state-run schools.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Our battery test involves cranking the screen's brightness to the maximum and streaming video over Wi-Fi until the battery gives out.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Requires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requires. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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