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forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting
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Recent Examples of incumbent
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Fellow incumbent Allison Barclay lost her seat to Melina Anderson, endorsed by the Riverside County Republican Party.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: One issue Ocasio-Cortez had to confront was her past support for primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats — a sore subject for many lawmakers.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Hochman, who campaigned on restoring public safety, won the L.A. County district attorney election in a landslide, defeating progressive incumbent George Gascón.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Fellow incumbent Allison Barclay lost her seat to Melina Anderson, endorsed by the Riverside County Republican Party.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
TikTok clearly hopes that the next administration will be more sympathetic to its plight than the incumbent administration.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: One issue Ocasio-Cortez had to confront was her past support for primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats — a sore subject for many lawmakers.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbent
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However, such an appointee would almost certainly have to contend with a major primary challenge in a state that has an incredibly deep bench of Republican officeholders.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Senate would then hold a trial and can either find the officeholder guilty of the articles of impeachment that the House voted for or acquit them.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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In Shrinking’s sophomore season, however, that sense of uneasy interrogation is gone, and in its place is a puddle of narrative goo, an after-school special masquerading as a sitcom, an act of aggression toward anyone who blanches at the compulsory nature of forgiveness.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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One thing to bear in mind: Military service is compulsory for non-Arab Israeli citizens 18 and up, including oleh, or Jewish immigrants to Israel (with a few exceptions).Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, the required hormone injections can cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, where the ovaries become swollen and painful.New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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Watch for the large orange and black warning signs at high use public accesses and the required thin ice signs around open water areas.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The law was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who noted the potential costs to the state of making such training mandatory.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Wonho After being released from his mandatory military enlistment in September, Wonho is back on stages.Mikelle Street, WWD, 22 Dec. 2024
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These tasks make students evaluate the source and understand the potential biases behind it — a skill that is growing more and more necessary.Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tap the brakes, lightly, when necessary to self-correct out of the skid.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Incumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbent. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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