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as in requested
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election
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as in required
to have as a requirement
a task that demands one's unremitting attention
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as in asked
to set or receive as a price
superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie
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Recent Examples of demanded
Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) demanded a 77 percent wage increase over six years and a complete ban on automation at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts in its negotiations for a new labor contract.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
After the game, Greenberg visited the opposing team’s locker room and demanded to know who the name caller was.
—Robert Gudmestad, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
As the film recounts, the case became a symbol of that injustice and mobilized women’s movements in Switzerland that demanded equal rights for all, eventually leading to a new criminal code and the abolishment of the death penalty.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The letter also demanded that sales of the book be halted and threatened legal action within 10 days if the demands were not met.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Academia struggles to keep up, and students get lost in the process, missing out on opportunities to learn a critical and highly demanded skill.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Automattic later alleged that WP Engine was infringing on WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, and demanded eight percent of the company’s monthly revenue as royalty payment.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
But my exchanges seemed to reduce the maximum mental effort demanded of me.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, some members of the public feared riding by themselves in the newfangled contraptions and demanded operators.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) demanded a 77 percent wage increase over six years and a complete ban on automation at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts in its negotiations for a new labor contract.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
After the game, Greenberg visited the opposing team’s locker room and demanded to know who the name caller was.
—Robert Gudmestad, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
As the film recounts, the case became a symbol of that injustice and mobilized women’s movements in Switzerland that demanded equal rights for all, eventually leading to a new criminal code and the abolishment of the death penalty.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The letter also demanded that sales of the book be halted and threatened legal action within 10 days if the demands were not met.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Academia struggles to keep up, and students get lost in the process, missing out on opportunities to learn a critical and highly demanded skill.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Automattic later alleged that WP Engine was infringing on WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, and demanded eight percent of the company’s monthly revenue as royalty payment.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
But my exchanges seemed to reduce the maximum mental effort demanded of me.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demanded
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Earlier this year, Lake publicly appealed to Meghan McCain as a fellow Mama Bear and requested a meeting.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hotel Properties—which owns hotels including the Four Seasons in Singapore as well as office buildings and shopping malls—requested a share-trading suspension on Friday before the charges against Ong were read in court.Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The rise of the transfer portal and the demise of long-standing rules that required intraconference transfers to sit out two years made Johnson’s move possible.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Moreover, barriers to new entrants in the business are quite high given the scale required to operate.GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The District 16 race margin is within the threshold for a mandatory recount, while the District 19 margin is just outside the threshold.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Dismayed by tedious, mandatory and frequently counterproductive diversity, equity and inclusion seminars that treat white skin as almost inherently problematic?Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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White and the 10 other defendants have all been charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Last month, a judge dismissed the cases against two of the three Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while officers piled on top of him during an arrest.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Demanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demanded. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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