as in request
something that someone insists upon having
a brand-new, top-notch computer was the new science teacher's first requisition
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Recent Examples of requisition
Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Recruiters receive hundreds of applications per requisition and, for larger teams with multiple openings, that means thousands of applications needing review.
—Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
There's already significant AI use in most phases of talent acquisition, like parsing résumés, scheduling interviews, connecting candidates to job requisitions and onboarding.
—Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For example, rather than creating a job requisition from scratch, a hiring manager could ask a virtual agent to create one based on a similar position.
—Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The mythology of the ‘strong Black woman’ has been weaponized to exploit rather than empower—used as justification for requisition without reciprocity.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Recruiters receive hundreds of applications per requisition and, for larger teams with multiple openings, that means thousands of applications needing review.
—Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
There's already significant AI use in most phases of talent acquisition, like parsing résumés, scheduling interviews, connecting candidates to job requisitions and onboarding.
—Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For example, rather than creating a job requisition from scratch, a hiring manager could ask a virtual agent to create one based on a similar position.
—Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requisition
Noun
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The request for correction process is intended to correct errors, not to bias assessments to be more favorable to industry and to delay protective actions.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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The band engaged in a monthslong dispute with Simon, who did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The last time a president called in the National Guard without a governor’s cooperation was in 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson ordered troops to protect civil rights demonstrators in Alabama.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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Helen's Tomato Pie Senior Digital News Editor Rebecca Baer heads to one of downtown Birmingham’s most popular restaurants, Helen, each summer to order their beloved Tomato Pie.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Lower costs would likely be passed to consumers, thus inducing even more demand for air travel.—
Calif.
Senior Correspondent,
Time,
12 June 2025
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But the fossil fuel industry won’t stop winning the culture wars, and thus the political wars, until a much broader segment of the American public demands climate solutions, now.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Noun
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This would be Whitson’s second trip on an Axiom mission to the ISS, and part of NASA’s requirement that former NASA astronaut command commercial mission visits to the ISS.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando 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
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“Requisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requisition. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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