RE QUIRES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

requires

verb

present tense third-person singular of require

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 Controlling those ions requires specialized chips, electronics, lasers, and optical components. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 The 25-year-old has all the natural materials an Emery striker requires. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Her state requires such instruction in public high schools and encourages age-appropriate instruction earlier. — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Moving in with a partner requires a lot of compromises and creative solutions. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Assume a medical facility has 30,000 employees and requires everyone to be vaccinated. — Cassandra Thiel, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 Subscribe to Support Independent Journalism Great science journalism requires human expertise, time, effort and creativity. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026 Milby said solving and preventing these crimes requires that local, state and federal authorities work together seamlessly. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 Specifically, desirable difficulties is a term used to describe learning that requires more effort and benefits long-term learning. — Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

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Taylor only needs to look back to the two best seasons of his tenure, when the Bengals were 5-4 at a midseason bye each year.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Scorpio October 23 – November 21 Work could demand your attention just when home needs you too.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

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Taylor takes a 13-minute drive down Columbia Parkway to Paycor Stadium in the early hours every morning.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Carried in on a throne held up by shirtless men, Bravo’s prodigal daughter takes the mic to speak to the crowd and reminisce on her ups and downs as an Atlanta Housewife.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of takes

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Quantinuum wants to address that problem through conventional semiconductor manufacturing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Where the Tea Party was demanding a right-wing agenda for the nation, the DSA wants to dismantle America and rebuild it as a workers' utopia.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of wants

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Top grading involves removing a leader who has grown complacent and is no longer the right match for the job and replacing them with someone who is better equipped for the new challenges in the role.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, with a landscape of rugged beaches and peat bogs, and traveling through it usually involves many small logistics.

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

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