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
Ahead of the tariff deadline, the U.S. and China are going back and forth with retaliation, threats, and ultimatums.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump also set a new ultimatum for Putin, issuing a deadline to reach a ceasefire deal.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Many enterprises often consider checking boxes as the ultimatum, wherein the nuances of each compliance control get overlooked.
—Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump also set a new ultimatum for Putin, issuing a deadline to reach a ceasefire deal.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Many enterprises often consider checking boxes as the ultimatum, wherein the nuances of each compliance control get overlooked.
—Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatum
Noun
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Jeep should remain a brand driven by demand, not one that chases volume.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The company had been struggling with weak demand for its ancestry testing kits and a data breach in 2023 that exposed millions of customers’ genetic data.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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But despite the concern, the justices declined at the end of the Biden administration to take up the Justice Department’s request to address the issue after a Texas judge blocked an anti-money laundering law.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Renewable advocates and energy developers say Bonneville struggles to hire and retain people to process connection requests because the agency pays less than the private sector.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
12 May 2025
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Apart from those violations, the CPSC says the swings also fail to meet mandatory warning requirements required to inform parents of the risks of death or serious injury to infants.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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On May 13, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendment to tobacco retailer location requirements and voted 6-0 in favor of the change.—
Randal Seyler,
Arkansas Online,
21 May 2025
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“Ultimatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimatum. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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