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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 Part of what our soul requires is a person who has an authentic interior struggle — a debate, a dilemma. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 Curbing energy demand also requires us to close gaps in our usage. — Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 And searching for children requires looking at the world from their point of view. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requires
  1. needs
  2. takes
  3. wants
  4. involves
Verb
  • A little space could reveal what actually needs fixing and what simply needs to settle.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of needs
Verb
  • Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn takes year-round diligence to keep soil healthy and weeds, pests, and diseases at bay.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The decision to construct the film around precisely five-minute takes presents a formidable formal and technical challenge.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • Pretoria wants American investors to build smelters, factories, and processing facilities in South Africa, rather than relying principally on conventional offtake agreements with local mines.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Someone may want quiet while someone else wants action, or a minor household issue could become strangely emotional.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of wants
Verb
  • Turning cryptographic posture management into a continuous discipline involves tackling people, process and technology aspects.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, Chinese customs data shows a sharp rise in imports of unprocessed platinum and palladium over the past five years, an approach in keeping with a playbook that involves importing raw materials for local processing.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of involves

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“Requires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requires. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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