requisition 1 of 2

as in request
something that someone insists upon having a brand-new, top-notch computer was the new science teacher's first requisition

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requisition

2 of 2

verb

as in to request
to give a request or demand for the invading soldiers requisitioned food and gasoline from the townspeople

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Recent Examples of requisition
Noun
Eager said his company is going through the normal requisition process and has not yet heard from HUD. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 The mythology of the ‘strong Black woman’ has been weaponized to exploit rather than empower—used as justification for requisition without reciprocity. Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Recruiters receive hundreds of applications per requisition and, for larger teams with multiple openings, that means thousands of applications needing review. Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 There's already significant AI use in most phases of talent acquisition, like parsing résumés, scheduling interviews, connecting candidates to job requisitions and onboarding. Fran Maxwell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for requisition
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Noun
  • Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister did not respond to requests for comment.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • Challenge manufacturing did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, Trump has ordered billions of dollars in federal research grants to be cut, which would gut research on cancer, HIV, sickle cell disease, and more.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 July 2025
  • At his arraignment Sunday night at Brooklyn Criminal Court, he was ordered held on bail of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Navigating diverse global markets is becoming more complex due to rising regulatory demands alongside ongoing instability, trade disputes and geopolitical conflict.
    Alex Ford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Darling said Duke Energy has signed on to build a 10-megawatt substation, and Panacea will install a solar film system on the roof, combined with hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage to reduce the energy demand by 25 megawatts.
    Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • In the lawsuit, Beshear and several Democratic attorneys general argued the freeze violated federal statutory and regulatory requirements.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2025
  • Remember that there are lots of different Forms 1099 and many different reporting requirements.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025

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“Requisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requisition. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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