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as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
the demanding assignment kept them working all night long
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as in exacting
hard to please
will play before a demanding audience of music critics, who are not easily impressed
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as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
the demanding task of reading and grading student compositions
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as in requiring
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 needing
to have as a requirement
a task that demands one's unremitting attention
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as in asking
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 demanding
Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Making climbs less demanding Uphill sections are often where fatigue builds fastest.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia’s ESafety Commissioner, on Tuesday released her first compliance report since those laws took effect demanding 10 platforms remove all Australian account-holders younger than 16.
—Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Organizing such a big bash is, of course, a demanding and absorbing job.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Making climbs less demanding Uphill sections are often where fatigue builds fastest.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Tiger Woods has entered a plea of not guilty and has waived his arraignment, demanding a trial with a jury.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia’s ESafety Commissioner, on Tuesday released her first compliance report since those laws took effect demanding 10 platforms remove all Australian account-holders younger than 16.
—Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demanding
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Orkin bed bug control Bed bug treatment is challenging, but something that Orkin excels at.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Turning your attention inward can feel challenging.—
J. David Creswell,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Loznitsa’s methods are grim and exacting, but the effect is never monotonous; there are shivers of Hitchcockian suspense, plus a whispery cackle of satire that veers toward the Kafkaesque.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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That meant that creditors had to follow the more exacting claim process.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Christie acknowledged that the Kings were in a difficult position given their recent schedule injury situation.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Even putting the tank on the ice was more difficult this year.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Instead of requiring county behavioral health departments to get involved directly, the bill proposes that such requests be added to the existing CARE Court process.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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But requiring all 3- or 4-year-olds to participate in a public preschool program or pretending that child care will produce better outcomes for all children doesn’t hold up to the data.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Edwards went in needing to play in every remaining Wolves game to meet the NBA's 65-game minimum for eligibility for all-NBA consideration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Traoré led the Nets with 17 points and six assists, controlling the game without needing to overcomplicate it.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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When caregivers there left a suicidal resident hanging by the neck from his room’s sprinkler system without giving the man immediate aid, Florida’s healthcare watchdog agency took the uncommon action of asking a judge to shut down Villa Rosa IV.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Trump is asking the justices to uphold his Day 1 executive order eliminating birthright citizenship under a novel interpretation of the 14th Amendment and requiring parents to prove their own legal status before citizenship is granted to their children.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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An assembly of planets in Aries moves through your twelfth house, stirring emotions behind the scenes and asking for careful tending.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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To the begonia collectors out there, Begona Black Velvet, with large leaves that could have fallen from a maple tree, is worth a careful look.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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The real minutes, tough minutes on the road, stressful.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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After those seven players, things get a little tough to project.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Demanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demanding. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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