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adjective

as in enforced

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verb

past tense of demand
1
as in requested
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election

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2
as in required
to have as a requirement a task that demands one's unremitting attention

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as in asked
to set or receive as a price superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie

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Recent Examples of demanded
Verb
Lee has demanded a review of the execution procedures and indefinitely postponed Pike's execution and another that had been scheduled for this year. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 Krell argues that the information ICE demanded is entirely within the agency’s own possession. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Ross entered a not guilty plea and demanded a jury trial, according to a document filed by his defense attorney Bradley Horenstein. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Few fans, if any, have demanded or even wanted a 24-team playoff. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 The latest message reportedly originated with a Tucson woman who said she was contacted via social media by someone saying the missing Guthrie was alive and demanded a ransom. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel destroy the report or face legal action. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demanded
  1. required
  2. requested
  3. needed
  4. asked
  5. mandatory
  6. commanded
  7. wanted
  8. charged
Adjective
  • The settlement includes a series of stipulations related to the number of theatrical films the combined company will release per year and the required budget for those films.
    — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Reaching that altitude, however, required GICON to rethink how such a turbine could be constructed.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of required
Verb
  • Doe also went to an emergency room in Ithaca, where Cornell is located, and requested a rape kit on November 7, the Times reported, citing the documents.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Dutch officials have not publicly explained who requested that the flight be denied permission to land.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • Sure, the Raiders only needed to travel 50 yards after stopping the Chiefs on fourth down at midfield.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Better crystals reveal the signal The researchers first needed cleaner UTe₂ crystals because PDWs are extremely delicate and impurities can obscure their signatures.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of needed
Verb
  • In both examples, no one is being proposed to, asked on a date, or really being asked any kind of question that would require them to respond in an immediate, public way.
    — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • View gallery - 5 images Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of asked
Adjective
  • The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Face masks were distributed to local kindergartens, and mandatory mask mandates were slapped on workers at the nearby Irkutsk Aluminum Plant.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandatory
Verb
  • In 2025, the company had seven movies that grossed $100 million domestically and commanded 21% of the North American box office.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The hotel's architecture commanded my attention from the jump.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of commanded
Verb
  • One early customer of PopZao was a Buddhist temple which wanted new merchandise for its younger visitors.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Clarissa Laguardia Clarissa Laguardia wanted to make language services more accessible to everyone.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of wanted
Verb
  • Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with preparation of acts of terrorism between May 2024 and July 2026, including against Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party, according to British police and prosecutors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department wanted to preserve the possibility of bringing the case again, but In his ruling Thursday, Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Hearn cannot be charged again over the same allegations.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of charged

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“Demanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demanded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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