as in necessary
impossible to do without
this new CD is the requisite album of the year for classical music lovers
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as in requirement
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
Art 101 is a requisite for Art 201
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Recent Examples of requisite
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The only active pitchers besides Kershaw considered Hall of Fame locks are Justin Verlander and Scherzer, both hard throwers with the requisite strikeout totals.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Senior White House officials and congressional Republicans told the Washington Examiner that, behind closed doors, Trump employed both carrots and sticks to flip the requisite votes.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
Photographed by Huy Luong The requisite lady of good fortune—here, a family friend endowed with blessings both material and familial—then combed Cheng’s hair with a vintage gold Buccellati comb for extra-lucky combing.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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From a meteorological perspective, all of the requisite elements may appear to be there, but nothing happens.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The only active pitchers besides Kershaw considered Hall of Fame locks are Justin Verlander and Scherzer, both hard throwers with the requisite strikeout totals.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Senior White House officials and congressional Republicans told the Washington Examiner that, behind closed doors, Trump employed both carrots and sticks to flip the requisite votes.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
Photographed by Huy Luong The requisite lady of good fortune—here, a family friend endowed with blessings both material and familial—then combed Cheng’s hair with a vintage gold Buccellati comb for extra-lucky combing.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requisite
Adjective
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But policy continuity is key to attracting the foreign investment necessary to realize these goals.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
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These implants required a power source to work, were unreliable, difficult to use, and had limited resolution, and the surgical procedure necessary to put them in the eye was extremely complicated.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
Noun
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In the best of circumstances, introducing a work requirement would take meticulous planning and investment.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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While Hochul’s executive order bars the State Police from cooperating with immigration enforcement, the same isn’t true for the state’s myriad local cops, which have a patchwork of requirements; NYC has its own prohibitions but Rotterdam, clearly, does not.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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This comes to a head when he is faced with the F.A.A.’s required medical questionnaire.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the SEVP rules and certification process were intended to encourage schools to report when students dropped out or no longer maintained a required courseload and to remove fraudulent or illegitimate schools.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Trader Joe's mini sheet cakes are a must for many shoppers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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In these turbulent times learning how to manage disputes is a must.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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So, keeping a stock of band aids in your carry-on is essential.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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The 19-year-old collected a clean sweep of the club’s player of the season awards, becoming the first teenager since Glenn Hoddle to do so, and is viewed as an essential part of the present and future.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Trump sees this as both an economic and national security necessity, seeking to repatriate key supply chains home from global rivals and hostile nations, and to rebuild an American manufacturing base that can provide high-paying jobs.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Yet in America, where workplace culture has often prized productivity over personal well-being, even suggesting a transition period can feel like asking for too much, rather than advocating for a necessity.—
Justine Sterling Converse,
Time,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Becoming Prepared For Tomorrow AI is no longer a frontier test technology but is becoming an integral part of engineering excellence.—
Srinivasa Rao Bittla,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Orlando’s ‘Ren’ Theatre pushes boundaries to make its artistic mark Orlando’s Renaissance Theatre has become an integral part of the Central Florida theater scene — by pushing theatrical boundaries.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 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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“Requisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requisite. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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