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
Medvedev, long known for incendiary statements on social media, dismissed the ultimatum outright Monday.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 31 July 2025
On this day in 1914: Austria-Hungary issued a series of ultimatums to Serbia that included allowing Austria-Hungary to investigate who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, and demanded that Serbia cease all anti-Austrian propaganda and dissolve its nationalist organizations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Davis finally ordered his men home from Modoc on March 11, a full month after Sharp delivered his ultimatum.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Trump also issued a new 10-day ultimatum to Russia: Agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face new sanctions.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 31 July 2025
On this day in 1914: Austria-Hungary issued a series of ultimatums to Serbia that included allowing Austria-Hungary to investigate who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, and demanded that Serbia cease all anti-Austrian propaganda and dissolve its nationalist organizations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Davis finally ordered his men home from Modoc on March 11, a full month after Sharp delivered his ultimatum.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Trump also issued a new 10-day ultimatum to Russia: Agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face new sanctions.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatum
Noun
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On this day in 1877: After the Nez Perce tribe refused government demands to move off its land, U.S. troops fired upon tribal members at dawn by Big Hole River in Montana Territory.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Adjusting creative to fit algorithmic demands flattens curation and taste into a conformity that’s antithetical to the friction humanity requires for authenticity.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The State Department did not respond to a request for comment.—
The New York Times,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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Reps for Nintendo of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Lowering the 30% equity requirement, however, might take longer unless the world runs out of decabillionaires who want teams.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Texas is the 29th state to adopt a financial literacy requirement, according to Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit that offers free curriculum to schools nationwide.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Ultimatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimatum. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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