require

Definition for require

verb as in need, want

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lack

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crave, desire, miss, wish

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depend upon, feel necessity for, have need, hurting for, stand in need

verb as in ask, demand; necessitate

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call for, cause, compel, demand, expect, instruct, involve, obligate, oblige, order, request, take

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beg, beseech, bid, challenge, claim, command, constrain, crave, direct, enjoin, entail, exact, postulate, requisition, solicit

Weak matches

assert oneself, call upon, insist upon, look for, push for

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Current plans for a shuttle to Mars would require a crew of four people to share a much smaller living area than the ISS for a round-trip that would take 21 months.

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This is because they used a system known as hawala banking, which does not require detailed information from those using it.

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The special counsel regulations that govern Smith require him to provide a confidential report to Atty.

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In April, Biden signed a law passed by Congress that would require TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership of TikTok by Jan. 19 or face a ban in the U.S. due to security concerns about the app’s ties to China.

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Changing the law would require approval by Congress, they said.

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