as in demand
something that someone insists upon having
issued the ultimatum that the project be finished by the following week, or it would be terminated
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Recent Examples of ultimatum
Trump’s ultimatums have not prompted the Kremlin to move one inch in its war in Ukraine so far, other than to give the president a meeting.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Trump had moved up an ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Direct lines of contact between the two powers devolved into a muddle of nuclear threats, insults and ultimatums.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The first time was after an ultimatum by his mother.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Trump had moved up an ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Direct lines of contact between the two powers devolved into a muddle of nuclear threats, insults and ultimatums.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The first time was after an ultimatum by his mother.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatum
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Apple’s marquee iPhones accounted for a majority of the sales, and demand for MacBook computers also surged.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The commercial arm has helped the players union become one of the most in-demand player collectives in sports, with merchandise sales projected to lift 115% this year (year-over-year).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, Crenshaw did not respond to an interview request, nor did any member of the Intersectionality Training Institute or the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The browser is central for those using Atlassian products, such as the Jira project management software, which shows existing support requests on the web.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The course accepts recruits whose body fat is up to 8% higher or whose scores on the Army's aptitude test are as much as seven points lower than the requirement to become a soldier.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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There’s usually a physical requirement, as well as severely playing down the high-wattage glamor that got you on red carpets in the first place.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Ultimatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimatum. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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