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demand
noun as in question, request
Strongest matches
appeal, application, call, claim, insistence, interest, need, order, requirement, sale, trade
Strong matches
arrogation, bid, bidding, charge, clamor, command, counterclaim, entreaty, exaction, importunity, imposition, inquiry, interrogation, lien, necessity, occasion, petition, plea, prayer, pursuit, requisition, rush, search, solicitation, stipulation, suit, supplication, ultimatum, vogue, want
Weak matches
verb as in ask strongly for something
Strongest matches
appeal, challenge, claim, expect, force, order, press, question, request, require, stipulate, urge
Strong matches
abuse, apply, arrogate, badger, beg, beseech, besiege, bid, charge, cite, coerce, command, compel, constrain, counterclaim, direct, dun, enjoin, entreat, exact, hit, implore, importune, inquire, interrogate, knock, nag, necessitate, oblige, pester, petition, postulate, pray, requisition, solicit, summon, supplicate, tax
Weak matches
clamor for, hit up, impetrate, insist on, sue for, whistle for
Example Sentences
It’s no wonder the actors enjoyed the experience of making “Black Bag” so much, particularly coming off such demanding films as “Tár” and Fassbender’s “The Killer” for David Fincher.
With dentists in demand, they can be more choosy about where they set up a practice.
Anyone who works in land management knows these agencies have long gone underfunded and unsupported by Republicans, rendering them less and less effective as the demands on them grow ever more pressing.
At one point, his biographer recalls, Musk showed up at a studio while she was recording with a gun and demanded to be included.
Unfortunately, there are not enough social workers to meet the increasing demand for our services.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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