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
Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The visit included jersey swaps, content collaborations, and the requisite tailgating.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Controversial pop-country artist Morgan Wallen is (gasp) generating controversy again — this time for abruptly walking off the Saturday Night Live stage without the requisite hugs and handshakes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Daniela Nieves plays Camila Perez, the cute chipper one; Chelsea Muirhead’s Sophie Chan is her requisite opposite, the cynical one who wears less makeup.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
For several days, Democrats have been grappling behind the scenes about whether to furnish the requisite votes to pass the funding bill approved by House Republicans Tuesday.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The visit included jersey swaps, content collaborations, and the requisite tailgating.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Controversial pop-country artist Morgan Wallen is (gasp) generating controversy again — this time for abruptly walking off the Saturday Night Live stage without the requisite hugs and handshakes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Daniela Nieves plays Camila Perez, the cute chipper one; Chelsea Muirhead’s Sophie Chan is her requisite opposite, the cynical one who wears less makeup.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requisite
Adjective
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Some are skeptical given his slight wingspan and arm length and wonder if a move to left guard may eventually be necessary.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Though this is promising, additional evidence is necessary to confirm the potential role peptides may play in protection against sun damage.13 3.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this year establishing new national voter identification requirements.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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White children also had fewer days from termination of parental rights to adoption finalization, a required step in the adoption process, with an average time of 273.5 days.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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So these are cases in which there is no response from disclosure in the first place by the required statutory deadlines to administratively appeal.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For connoisseurs, the pairing menus are a must, blending storytelling and flavor with seamless precision.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Parental monitoring a must, chief says Mooresville police conducted a similar sting in May 2024 called Operation Artemis, which led to 15 arrests.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Understanding and regulating the trade in shark and ray meat is no longer optional but essential.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Every child in New York deserves the chance to learn basic literacy, numeracy, science, and civics — skills essential for participating in society, holding a job, and fulfilling civic duties like voting or serving on a jury.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most teachers were volunteers, and the learning communities often farmed to cover basic necessities.—
Johanna K. Taylor,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The star forward’s passing developed partly out of necessity after suffering labrum tears in both shoulders, the right in 2015 and the left in 2017.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Super Nintendo World, for example, restaurants and stores are integral parts of the narrative journey — offering moments of discovery and interaction, not simply transactions.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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