as in requested
to give a request or demand for
the invading soldiers requisitioned food and gasoline from the townspeople
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Recent Examples of requisitioned
However, with the outbreak of World War I, the British Admiralty requisitioned the ship and converted it into a floating hospital.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
This morning, the outwardly unblemished remains of IJA soldiers collected for Professor Nishina’s autopsy requirements were lined up in the first aid room at the Daiwa Textile factory—the facility Akatsuki Command had requisitioned to serve as the headquarters for its training division.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
This morning, the outwardly unblemished remains of IJA soldiers collected for Professor Nishina’s autopsy requirements were lined up in the first aid room at the Daiwa Textile factory—the facility Akatsuki Command had requisitioned to serve as the headquarters for its training division.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requisitioned
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The parents requested Alverno continue services to the end of the school year, May 22, 2026.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Officers at the scene requested medical attention for a security guard and two other people who suffered gunshot wounds.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hawaii shoppers, for example, ordered the least amount of candy corn, 55% less than the national average, according to the Instacart study.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both sides will submit fuller legal arguments and the Department of Homeland Security may be ordered to produce its internal decision record.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Requisitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requisitioned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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