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
Teachers and other mandatory reporters — the legal requirement to report applies to a wide range of professionals — do not need to have proof of abuse to bring forward their suspicions, Villafuerte said.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The mandatory valet service costs $10, and Mistora is almost inaccessible except by car.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Last flu season, 289 children—most of whom were not fully vaccinated—died due to the flu in the highest levels of pediatric deaths recorded since mandatory tracking began in 2004.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Any new publication of hers is mandatory reading, and not just because transgender Americans are under an obsessive, incessant series of assaults from the current administration and the right more broadly.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandatory
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More recently, the church was sued by a former employee over a policy of compulsory tithing.—
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The core design feature is compulsory arbitration, where everyone agrees that if there is a dispute, it is heard by a process overseen by the commissioner—and unlike litigation, it is conducted in private.—
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The victim was taken to the hospital with two stab wounds to her back, and cuts on her arm and hand that authorities say required stitches, per prosecutors.—
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Families and participants are responsible only for transportation to the adventure locations and for obtaining any required hunting or fishing licenses.—
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Discovery shareholders to oust some or all incumbent directors at the 2026 annual meeting and replace them with nominees more open to engaging on its offer.—
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His decision left the Boston Red Sox without their incumbent third baseman and few options available in free agency.—
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The moratorium, which was confirmed by the league, was necessary because the sides failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the current one by Friday night’s deadline.—
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The moratorium, which was confirmed by the league, was necessary because the sides failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the current one by Friday night's deadline.—
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“Mandatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandatory. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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