as in necessities
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
this science course is a requirement for graduation
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Recent Examples of requirements
Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Reform California, DeMaio’s group, which is preparing to mail out 250,000 petitions for a ballot measure to tighten voter ID requirements in the state.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
If successful, Florida would become the first state to eliminate a broad range of vaccine requirements for children.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there’s no need to do projections of the potential effects of ending vaccine mandates for children, as Governor Ron DeSantis pushes to make his state the first one to scrap immunization requirements.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Florida to drop all vaccine requirements The US state of Florida is planning to drop all vaccination requirements, including routine childhood shots for measles, diphtheria, and other life-threatening illnesses.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Now a private first class stationed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, Aubin still struggles with his weight and staying within the Army's body fat requirements.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Florida’s Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, created a stir this week suggesting the state eliminate all school vaccine requirements.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The review would have transparency requirements, accountability and a deadline.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Reform California, DeMaio’s group, which is preparing to mail out 250,000 petitions for a ballot measure to tighten voter ID requirements in the state.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
If successful, Florida would become the first state to eliminate a broad range of vaccine requirements for children.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there’s no need to do projections of the potential effects of ending vaccine mandates for children, as Governor Ron DeSantis pushes to make his state the first one to scrap immunization requirements.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Florida to drop all vaccine requirements The US state of Florida is planning to drop all vaccination requirements, including routine childhood shots for measles, diphtheria, and other life-threatening illnesses.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Now a private first class stationed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, Aubin still struggles with his weight and staying within the Army's body fat requirements.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Florida’s Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, created a stir this week suggesting the state eliminate all school vaccine requirements.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The review would have transparency requirements, accountability and a deadline.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requirements
Noun
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Williams had spent the night before with a small army of women getting together toiletries and basic necessities to hand out as the evacuees were shuttled by bus to the barracks.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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But now these pieces feel like dust collectors rather than practical necessities.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are no hard and fast rules regarding the frequency of sweeping, as the floor care needs of each home depend on several different factors.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Alfons Freij is a mobile defenceman with enough puck skill to impress, but whose decision-making needs improvement before being considered an NHL player.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to stop by DeLuca’s Pizza and SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, which are musts after working up an appetite hiking the trails and boating the waterways.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Requirements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requirements. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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