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past tense form of demand.
past participle of demand.

demanded

ADJECTIVE

enforced

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imposed prescribed required sanctioned

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advocated charged compelled constrained dictated enjoined established exacted executed invoked kept ordained pressed

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carried out forced upon prevalent

ADJECTIVE

popular

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accessible familiar prevalent public rampant ubiquitous universal

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accepted adopted approved conventional current embraced general in demand in use ordinary prevailing proletarian regnant rife ruling stock widespread

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limited particular uncommon

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different unusual

ADJECTIVE

requested

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desired needed

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appealed asked hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought wished

ADJECTIVE

required

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appropriate compulsory enforced mandatory must-have necessary needed obligatory prescribed recommended requisite vital

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deserved right set

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called-for compulsatory condign due essential imperative imperious indispensable just needful prerequisite rightful suitable unavoidable

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optional voluntary

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inessential

ADJECTIVE

required/requisite

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appropriate called-for compulsatory compulsory condign deserved due enforced essential imperative imperious indispensable just mandatory needed needful obligatory prerequisite prescribed recommended right rightful set suitable unavoidable vital

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nonessential optional unnecessary

ADJECTIVE

urgent

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compelling critical crucial demanding essential immediate imperative important indispensable necessary persuasive pressing serious vital weighty

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burning called-for capital chief clamant clamorous crying driving exigent foremost heavy hurry-up impelling importunate insistent instant leading life and death momentous paramount primary principal required salient top-priority touch and go touchy wanted

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easy facile inessential insignificant light minor needless nonessential optional secondary small trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary unsubstantial voluntary

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moderate

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After the repayment check bounced, and Ma demanded his money back, he told The Times, he got a call from an unknown man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

Four members of the US Congress have demanded a fully independent and transparent investigation into Salgado's death.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

It has demanded that shipowners using its route fill out forms declaring their size and cargoes and seek permission to cross, documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

The son of a Mexican man fatally shot by US immigration officials in Texas demanded an investigation on Wednesday, with a leading civil rights group calling it a "possible murder."

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

I thought back to when King Barf had demanded the gold from me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

demanded

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