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as in mandatory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
formal instruction in driving is required in this state before you can get your driver's license
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as in necessary
impossible to do without
with these frigid winds, hats, scarves, and good mittens are required equipment for heading outside
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as in needed
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of required
Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Engineering analysis is a required step before the NHTSA could demand a recall.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Internet access required for online features.
—refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
No required minimum distributions Unlike traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, and all other types of retirement accounts, there are no required minimum distributions (RMDs) on Roth accounts.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Engineering analysis is a required step before the NHTSA could demand a recall.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Additionally, all applicants are required to complete an online music theory assessment.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Internet access required for online features.
—refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for required
Adjective
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Following his mandatory Israeli army service, Ferder apprenticed under master cutters while going to school at night for business and gemology.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Folsom and Clementine program mirrors restrictions adopted across Northern California with boaters wishing to launch having a red quarantine seal for at least 30 days after a mandatory inspection.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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These companies feel like necessary building blocks of modern existence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the success of any of NASA’s plans depends on having the money and resources necessary to carry them out.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jack would begin a compulsory ninety-day psychiatric evaluation in the California Institution for Men in Chino, a rough place known to be brutal to younger inmates for the same possession charges.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Now, Weight Watchers isn’t exactly facing bankruptcy because people everywhere are suddenly looking inward and agreeing to throw off the shackles of compulsory thinness.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Context District 8 incumbent council member Chris Nettles and his opponent, Payton Jackson, had to be physically separated during the interaction at a debate between two candidates for Fort Worth City Council.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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But the experience of incumbent governments in 2024 elections suggests that too many may have disregarded young people’s needs, which in turn has led to anger resulting in destabilizing protests and regime change – both through democratic and undemocratic means.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Since 2014, the ACL Hall of Fame has honored artists who have played an essential role in the series’ half-century as a premier supporter of top-shelf music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This number continues to increase every day, making social media a non-negotiable, integral part of any successful business strategy for companies who want to capture public attention and enter their markets fast.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Smart Home Integration Technology is an integral part of the modern luxury home.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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What sort of response was needful?—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
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“Required.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/required. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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