requiring

verb

present participle of require
as in needing
to have as a requirement the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

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Recent Examples of requiring The Franklins lovingly brought structure and discipline, requiring kids to go to church and summer camps, volunteer, and participate in sports. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Australia and even Mexico have pension systems requiring people to set aside a meaningful percentage of their earnings into an account that compounds for retirement. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 National Night Out is designed as a time for the public to meet police and firefighters without requiring an emergency or confrontation. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 According to Sodyo, the system works without emitting signals or requiring onboard communications equipment. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 During Tuesday night’s primary election, Missouri voters showed strong support for requiring counties to elect rather than appoint property assessors. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 In late July, Reddit started requiring people to log in to Reddit in order to use Old Reddit. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 The demands of the general election are different, requiring a broader coalition than one that wins a Democratic primary. — Averi Harper, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The Georgia Department of Transportation has planned back-to-back closures this weekend and next on different sections of the busy Atlanta interstate, requiring detours and causing significant delays. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiring
  1. needing
  2. wanting
  3. taking
  4. involving
Verb
  • Educators and teachers have griped for years about teens spending too much time on their phones and needing to curb cellphone use in classes during school days.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One 2022 study found that more than half of the patients who traveled abroad for discount cosmetic surgery ended up needing further treatment at home, such as wound care, removal of surgical objects and surgery revisions.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of needing
Verb
  • Visitors Are Still Welcome The tension between wanting to benefit from the eclipse and safety is obvious.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Hotel Valverde is a great option for anyone wanting a hospitable, residential-like stay near the action.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wanting
Verb
  • Catherine is taking her anger out on those who hurt her, while Nora and Alice are both attempting to repress all of their fury.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down.
    — Justin Spike, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • One person was killed in a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Wednesday in far northwest suburban Genoa Township.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Determining tax on transactions involving digital assets is a notoriously difficult exercise, often much more so than for traditional financial assets like stocks and bonds, according to accountants.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of involving

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