as in must
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
this science course is a requirement for graduation
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Recent Examples of requirement
So buyers can sidestep the requirements that typically come with buying a firearm.
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Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
During Gensler’s tenure, the S.E.C. argued that many crypto assets are securities, the issuers of which face extensive registration and disclosure requirements.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The Corporate Transparency Act, passed in 2021, created the requirement.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Innovating Privacy-First Campaigns Meeting age verification technologies requirements without compromising user privacy positions brands as ethical leaders.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
During Gensler’s tenure, the S.E.C. argued that many crypto assets are securities, the issuers of which face extensive registration and disclosure requirements.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The Corporate Transparency Act, passed in 2021, created the requirement.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Innovating Privacy-First Campaigns Meeting age verification technologies requirements without compromising user privacy positions brands as ethical leaders.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requirement
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For someone who’s as busy living the pop star life as Dua Lipa, traveling in style is a must.Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Also, considering that 27% of house fires are caused by lint build-up in clothes dryers, cleaning out the duct at least once per year is a must.Ryan Barone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The president-elect also wavered on the necessity of detention facilities.Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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Time and again, Israel has carried out unlawful, deadly attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in places and under circumstances with no presence of Hamas nor any military necessity.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Blakely has been charged with capital murder, while Washington is charged with child deprivation of necessaries with substantial harm.Warren Kulo | wkulo@al.com, al, 19 Apr. 2023
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Tramontana trotted downstairs, grabbed the necessaries and made the carbonara — but the experience lingered.Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2019
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“Requirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requirement. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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