1
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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2
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
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Fill in all the required information and then watch for your photo to be part of the online gallery.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyday investors should avoid trading Apple stock like that, Jim said, given the expertise required to time the market correctly on the way out and on the way back in — not to mention any capital gains taxes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Shein fully complies with local regulations in France and pays all required taxes.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Fill in all the required information and then watch for your photo to be part of the online gallery.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Everyday investors should avoid trading Apple stock like that, Jim said, given the expertise required to time the market correctly on the way out and on the way back in — not to mention any capital gains taxes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for required
Adjective
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Medicare will not be interrupted by the shutdown because it’s classified as a mandatory government service.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mayor's office said the quick timeline is necessary to meet state notification deadlines for the change to take effect.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jackson picked the cold case right back up but had to dispatch colleagues to do the voluminous number of necessary interviews and to pursue any new tips.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But its lawmakers said these products needed regulation for the interest of public health and safety.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The problem arises when implicit or explicit pressures make either covering or uncovering feel compulsory—so the aim is to restore agency, letting employees decide for themselves without penalty.—
Tia Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The campaign faces a tight deadline, but veto referendums have been successful in Missouri as recently as 2017, when labor unions successfully organized to defeat a right-to-work law that would have banned compulsory union fees.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Since they’re designed to last for generations, choosing the right pan is essential when the time comes.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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Workers deemed non-essential are often furloughed, affecting the National Parks Service, NASA, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This cultural heritage had been deemed by Israel to be too Arabic, while the state wanted Haifa to be visually and architecturally European.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The annual meetings are a gathering of people who share values, who wanted to learn together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wharton has played an integral part in Crystal Palace’s superb start to the season.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The contest, the first of its kind, is a cultural initiative promoted by the administration of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who seeks to change the narratives of violence in Mexican music as an integral part of her government’s policy for peace and against addiction.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Required.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/required. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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