as in demand
something that someone insists upon having
issued the ultimatum that the project be finished by the following week, or it would be terminated
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Recent Examples of ultimatum
Ahead of the tariff deadline, the U.S. and China are going back and forth with retaliation, threats, and ultimatums.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump also set a new ultimatum for Putin, issuing a deadline to reach a ceasefire deal.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Many enterprises often consider checking boxes as the ultimatum, wherein the nuances of each compliance control get overlooked.
—Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatum
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Jeep should remain a brand driven by demand, not one that chases volume.—
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The company had been struggling with weak demand for its ancestry testing kits and a data breach in 2023 that exposed millions of customers’ genetic data.—
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Trump has made a number of moves in recent weeks to target drug prices, including a request for House Republicans to mandate low drug prices for Medicaid.—
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Renewable advocates and energy developers say Bonneville struggles to hire and retain people to process connection requests because the agency pays less than the private sector.—
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In court documents, Alford’s attorney, Marc Ermine, asked for a seven-month sentence with a requirement that Alford participate in alcohol treatment, saying his client has had alcohol abuse issues for decades.—
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However, some analysts also credited other factors, such as eliminating minimum parking requirements.—
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“Ultimatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimatum. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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