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 convention comes just after Labor Day, as the campaign season kicks off in earnest, requiring candidates to take time away from talking to voters less than two months before Election Day. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Another key revision would stop requiring the government to automatically categorize people who identify with Middle Eastern or North African groups as white. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 The device Gulliver encounters is massive, requiring 40 individuals to rotate iron handles attached to multiple words, which are then assembled into sentence fragments and called out to a scribe. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Fix the issue by requiring an explicit kill criterion for every initiative when it’s added—a condition that triggers removal regardless of who’s advocating for it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Several other states have laws requiring or recommending school observances, bringing the number of states with some policy to at least 40. — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 The tumor was located in the body of the pancreas, requiring a complex surgery called an Appleby Procedure. — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 The HyperFuel series offers a viable transitional bridge to lower carbon emissions without requiring modifications to existing internal combustion engines. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 In that case, Google was ordered to make search data available to competitors and stop requiring its partners to distribute Google apps on mobile devices. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiring
  1. needing
  2. wanting
  3. taking
  4. involving
Verb
  • The Big Ten enters this week largely unscathed after Week 1, with 15 of its teams winning in regulation, another needing assistance from clock operators and two falling considerably short.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Besides needing to accommodate numerous reentries from SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s multi-use rockets, another type to consider comes from Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane, which recently gained new contracts for its inaugural orbital flight.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of needing
Verb
  • This team has talked about wanting to be in the Super Bowl conversation.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • So was your decision to step away simply a case of wanting to do something else first, while the studio wanted to keep the pedal to the metal?
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wanting
Verb
  • After taking a short corner and getting the ball back, Savio turned down a chance to cross and chose to chop instead.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Moon opposes intense Pluto, exposing a routine or responsibility that has been taking more out of you than expected.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • Folsom police said complaints involving the devices have risen sharply, particularly those involving juveniles on roads, in parks and on bike paths.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Mexico, a recent wave of attacks involving drones equipped with explosives put authorities on alert.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of involving

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