as in compulsory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate
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Recent Examples of mandatory
Image Their neighborhood was placed under a mandatory evacuation order and every street leading to their home was cordoned off, with police tape strung from pole to pole, guarded by National Guard in fatigues.
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Shortly thereafter, those practices would become mandatory for companies seeking to do business with the government.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Gray, the public defender, said that court fees, mandatory community service, the cost of drug treatment programs and other fees are typically included along with any mandatory minimum cash penalties.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025
The four-day firestorm has resulted in 10 deaths so far, with more than 9,000 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders, as of Friday afternoon.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Shortly thereafter, those practices would become mandatory for companies seeking to do business with the government.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Gray, the public defender, said that court fees, mandatory community service, the cost of drug treatment programs and other fees are typically included along with any mandatory minimum cash penalties.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025
The four-day firestorm has resulted in 10 deaths so far, with more than 9,000 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders, as of Friday afternoon.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandatory
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These journalistic impulses appear compulsory and hastily satisfied; the earlier, eventless reality TV sheen seems a haven of human insight by comparison.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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They are rooted in decisions made a century ago, when southern leaders—even before India’s independence—began passing progressive reforms including compulsory education for both sexes, women’s right to vote and hold office, and affirmative action for members of historically disadvantaged castes.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Each landing and takeoff also brings an airplane closer to expensive and required maintenance based on cycles.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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There is no required fitness level or fancy equipment needed to get started.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Roosevelt, a Democrat, won in a sweeping landslide over the incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover and carried in powerful majorities in the House and Senate – tall talk for someone who had never been elected outside New York before, but the phrases would define the spirit of the era.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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The warrant investigators secured for his arrest is the first ever issued against an incumbent South Korean president.—
Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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That relentless focus is necessary, especially for a team that has struggled defensively — an area long associated with Thibodeau’s coaching identity.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Timing one’s necessary exit from power is, of course, one of life’s most vexing conundrums and Biden hardly is alone in blowing the moment.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Mandatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandatory. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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