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
The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Overlooking Eaton Place, the sky-high oasis offers the privacy and luxury that a rock legend requires.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Like any stable ecosystem, the route is constantly in flux and requires ongoing repair and renegotiated relationships with neighbors.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Your home should be a cozy reprieve from chilly outdoor conditions during the cool fall and winter months, not an ice box that requires you to be wrapped in a blanket all day and night.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Parents or guardians can also add their email to an account, but that requires the parent to know that their child is using the platform.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
But some states go even further than NFHS requires.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
This barbecue chicken dump dinner is truly a throw-together meal that requires almost no fuss.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
There’s an intimacy to making serious work together that requires a lot of each other.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Overlooking Eaton Place, the sky-high oasis offers the privacy and luxury that a rock legend requires.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Like any stable ecosystem, the route is constantly in flux and requires ongoing repair and renegotiated relationships with neighbors.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Your home should be a cozy reprieve from chilly outdoor conditions during the cool fall and winter months, not an ice box that requires you to be wrapped in a blanket all day and night.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Parents or guardians can also add their email to an account, but that requires the parent to know that their child is using the platform.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
But some states go even further than NFHS requires.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
This barbecue chicken dump dinner is truly a throw-together meal that requires almost no fuss.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
There’s an intimacy to making serious work together that requires a lot of each other.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requires
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But other senior officials defended the decision, arguing that Latin America’s biggest economy needs to shore up its energy independence amid global economic uncertainty, and that Brazil should only transition away from fossil fuels as part of wider international efforts.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hot casseroles or anything that needs refrigeration is out.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Quince Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Sweater Vest This Quince sweater vest takes cozy to a refined new level.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An offense that wants to be in 12 personnel as often as the Commanders do (on about 24 percent of offensive snaps since the start of last season) had to build a tight ends room where players weren’t just carbon copies, but had above-average traits in areas that complemented one another.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sharp deterioration in air quality this week comes following celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which traditionally involves the widespread use of firecrackers which release sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides into the air, as well as harmful heavy metals.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The craft involves manipulating color to create a specific mood, visual style or narrative theme and is widely-used across film, TV and music.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Requires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requires. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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