as in to need
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of require
Measures for the sewage crisis and countering Trump’s domestic agenda require county staff to probe available funding, from grants and philanthropy to new taxes and an overhaul of how the county calculates its reserves.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025
Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Further cuts will be required to reduce the U.S. deficit with the Congressional Budget Office projecting Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will add $2.4 trillion to the national debt.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
The key is balance: combining such contrasting pieces requires a strategic approach.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 4 July 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025
Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Further cuts will be required to reduce the U.S. deficit with the Congressional Budget Office projecting Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will add $2.4 trillion to the national debt.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
The key is balance: combining such contrasting pieces requires a strategic approach.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for require
Verb
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The Padres need a right-handed bat to at least cycle in regularly as a DH.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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The commissioners don’t want the unit value to decrease with the additional teams, so the networks need to ante up.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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The Tarte Brows for Days Framing Gel was made for anyone who wants definition, fuller-looking brows, and serious hold (without stickiness) in a single swipe.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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No, Charlize really wanted to play with the helicopter bit, and Fred North [helped brainstorm].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 July 2025
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Mamdani took home 56% of the final vote, finishing 12 points ahead of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo—the favorite in most polls leading up to election day.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Leaving could also result in a divorce or a custody battle over children that could take many years to untangle.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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“Require.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/require. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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