REQUIRES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

requires

verb

Definition of requires next

present tense third-person singular of require

as in needs

to have as a requirement the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

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Recent Examples of requires The new law also requires some Medi-Cal enrollees (working-age adults without kids) to have their eligibility redetermined every six months instead of every year. —

Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026 Miss Manners therefore requires turning one’s back — while also showing one’s profile and expressing thanks and apologies for stepping on toes and purse straps. —

Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 Obtaining a passport requires time and money For most provisions, the SAVE Act contains no phase-in period that would give voters and local election offices time to adjust. —

Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026 Ohio has a great law that requires sewage treatment installers to post a surety bond as a condition of having a valid license. —

Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 The deal reportedly requires the sisters to pay an undisclosed sum of rent for the properties, which serve as a London base for the two. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2026 That requires a combination of both interest and funding. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 Using biometrics as part of logins can speed up this process and improve security, but that requires an investment in technology implementation and training to use it. —

Don Aviv, Time, 7 Mar. 2026 The park requires visitors in thermal areas of Yellowstone to stay on specific trails, the attorney's office said at the time. —

Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026

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After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Around the world, spas are often physically inaccessible, retreats off-limits by design, and practitioners limited in their ability and training to see disabled bodies as deserving of the restoration everyone so desperately needs.

— Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026