ultimatums

noun

variants or ultimata
plural of ultimatum
as in demands
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 ultimatums Macklemore also alleged that Kraft had spoken on behalf of other stadium owners, who gave the British pop singer similar ultimatums. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Election confidence is built by facts, transparency, and trustworthy administration—not by panic, paperwork, and political ultimatums. — Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026 This can trigger jealousy, possessiveness, taboo-like attractions, emotional ultimatums, social power plays or money issues that reveal deeper conflicts. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 This language also obscures the ultimatums presented to Iran under threat of American force, making coercion sound like collaboration. — Atom Ariola, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 So, ultimatums and threats aren’t the best course of action. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Trump has issued ultimatums to Iran before, only to find ways to back off. — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026 Trump, through a series of Truth Social ultimatums, has threatened to escalate America’s bombing campaign if Iran doesn’t forfeit control of the channel. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 Set fair terms and document decisions, and avoid dramatic ultimatums. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatums
  1. demands
  2. requests
  3. requirements
  4. requisitions
Noun
  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The hyperscalers' aggressive AI spending is eating into their cash flows, causing some investors to worry that computing capacity may not come online quickly enough to meet Anthropic's demands.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of demands
Noun
  • Tracy, who was expected to address reporters in Springfield on Tuesday evening, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment after AP called the race.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Neither Villanueva nor a spokesperson for his campaign immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday evening.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • District and state social studies curriculum requirements often feature middle school civics courses, and math-civics concepts align well with middle school math standards.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Digital twins of wind turbines can combine operational data with engineering models to assess performance under changing wind conditions and identify maintenance requirements.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of requirements
Noun
  • Some are petitioning the State to dissolve the Union, to disregard the requisitions of the President.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • An agent can sit in the background comparing requisitions, POs and invoices against the contract itself, flagging a purchase from the wrong supplier, a price that doesn’t match or a missing volume discount.
    — Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of requisitions

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