Synonyms ofobligatory

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• Withdrawals used for qualified education expenses, such as tuition, room and board, books, and othermandatoryexpenses, are also tax-free.
  — True Tamplin,Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
• In December, before passing a new film funding law, the German parliament removed a clause that would have made certain DEI requirements, including meeting specific gender equality and inclusion criteria,mandatoryfor all productions receiving government support.
  — Scott Roxborough,HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2025

• Thus, players are limited by a carve out forcompulsoryand non-compulsory tournaments.
  — Paul Tenorio,New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
• Jack would begin acompulsoryninety-day psychiatric evaluation in the California Institution for Men in Chino, a rough place known to be brutal to younger inmates for the same possession charges.
  — Susannah Cahalan,Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025

• Their negativestereotypedreputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.
  — Bryan Robinson,Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
• At the time, Latinos were often cast instereotypedroles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.
  — Maximilíano Durón,ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025

• The building received its recertification, and by the Jan. 1 state deadline had filed itsrequiredmilestone inspection reports and created a reserve fund.
  — Andres Viglucci,Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
• Aside from the Boise School District’s new policies, some of the biggest school districts in the Treasure Valley, including West Ada, Nampa and Caldwell, have no radon policies and norequiredor regular testing schedules or mitigation standards.
  — Nick Rosenberger,Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025

• At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script astiredas any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
  — Scott Roxborough,HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
• Back in the 1970s, my aunt and uncle hadtiredof the era’s standard foreign-vacation fare—Western Europe, the Caribbean—and decided to venture somewhat farther afield.
  — Julie Belcove,Robb Report, 3 May 2025

• In Georgia, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp this week decided against running against Sen. Jon Ossoff, seen as the most vulnerableincumbentDemocrat on the board next year.
  — Philip Elliott,Time, 7 May 2025
• In what was ostensibly a nonpartisan race, all threeincumbentcandidates for Mansfield school board — all of whom were recommended by the Republican activist organization True Texas Project — fell to challengers in the May 3 elections, perhaps indicating a shift in voter sentiment.
  — Matthew Adams,Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025

• Jam-packed with his absurd self-aware humor, the finale deviates from the show’susualslapstick raunch with a rare tender moment between Jesse and his equally crude siblings, Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).
  — Glenn Garner,Deadline, 4 May 2025
• Shoppers are calling it an excellent value for the cost — which is even better thanusualright now.
  — Clint Davis,People.com, 3 May 2025

• In disparate impact cases, defendants can argue that a requirement is nonethelessnecessaryfor a job.
  — Michael McCann,Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
• There is a limit of one per guest and no purchase, or ID, isnecessaryto get your free treat.
  — Gabe Hauari,USA Today, 3 May 2025