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past participle of demand.
past tense form of demand.

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enforced adj.
popular adj.
requested adj.
required adj.
required/requisite adj.
urgent adj.

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

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requested

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desired needed

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appealed asked hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought wished

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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

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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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demanded

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's lawyer, has repeatedly demanded the replacement of the holdout juror with one of several alternate jurors but Sullivan declined to do so.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

It has demanded a recovery plan to include fodder and subsidy support for farmers.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

When Shai demanded a replay of a Mickey Mouse remix during the set—“again, again!”—his parents had to redirect him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Other California leaders expressed outrage and demanded the Postal Service plans be abandoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Major Puff demanded, stepping in front of the polar bear.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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