as in necessary
impossible to do without
this new CD is the requisite album of the year for classical music lovers
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as in requirement
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
Art 101 is a requisite for Art 201
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Recent Examples of requisite
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
And every district court that has considered the principal argument raised by the Plaintiffs here has granted a motion to postpone and/or vacate a termination of TPS for failing to comply with the requisite procedures for doing so established by Congress.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
The first requisite is largely out of Kansas City’s control.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
And every district court that has considered the principal argument raised by the Plaintiffs here has granted a motion to postpone and/or vacate a termination of TPS for failing to comply with the requisite procedures for doing so established by Congress.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Noun
The texture of the underside is also a requisite.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
The first requisite is largely out of Kansas City’s control.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requisite
Adjective
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The proceeds will fund Perpetua's Stibnite Gold project in Idaho, which will also produce antimony, a necessary metal for munitions and semiconductor manufacturing.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Game 3, if necessary, will be played shortly after Game 2.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Those could be explicit requirements for a map to appear to be fair by certain statistical measures of partisanship.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Graphics software was not easy to use, unintuitive and required training.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The second emergency board, which released a report on March 16, extended by 60 days the required cooling-off period.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Tucked inside City Park, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the adjacent Besthoff Sculpture Garden are absolute must-visits.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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The ricotta gnocchi is a must-order — pillowy, rich and consistently singled out as the standout plate.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Jumping from one idea to another, from one flavor of the month to the next, there seems to be no clarity, consistency or essential golden thread to Harry and Meghan’s work, although Meghan, known as the 24-carat master rebrander, is continuously rebranding herself.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Border plants play an essential role in unifying gardens.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But the signal in the noise is one of a persistent evolution in energy systems driven by necessity.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
22 May 2026
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If rising property taxes undermine that promise, especially for longtime residents, then reform becomes less political and more an economic necessity.—
Brandon Tucker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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This should be a needed breath of fresh air for the Cowboys after a super rough start to the season, but Dallas has lost eight of its last nine contests against the Cardinals dating back to 2006, including four losses in a row.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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The chance of needed rain and a few storms is increasing and will peak later Wednesday evening.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The framework proved integral during Tesla’s growth years, McNeill recalled, helping solve manufacturing bottlenecks tied to the Model X and scale the company from roughly $2 billion in revenue to $20 billion.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Their studies focused on the dogs’ diets, mobility, and origins, illuminating the role of this breed—integral to Peruvian identity—in pre-Incan Andean societies.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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“Requisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requisite. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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