as in demand
something that someone insists upon having
issued the ultimatum that the project be finished by the following week, or it would be terminated
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Recent Examples of ultimatum
Ahead of the tariff deadline, the U.S. and China are going back and forth with retaliation, threats, and ultimatums.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump also set a new ultimatum for Putin, issuing a deadline to reach a ceasefire deal.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Many enterprises often consider checking boxes as the ultimatum, wherein the nuances of each compliance control get overlooked.
—Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump also set a new ultimatum for Putin, issuing a deadline to reach a ceasefire deal.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
Many enterprises often consider checking boxes as the ultimatum, wherein the nuances of each compliance control get overlooked.
—Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimatum
Noun
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But Fraser retains her cocked eyebrow, ever aware that the pomp is in service of a product for which demand has been calculatingly manufactured.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The company blamed uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment potentially impacting advertising demand. And gone are the days of post-pandemic revenge traveling.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Renewable advocates and energy developers say Bonneville struggles to hire and retain people to process connection requests because the agency pays less than the private sector.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
12 May 2025
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But despite the concern, the justices declined at the end of the Biden administration to take up the Justice Department’s request to address the issue after a Texas judge blocked an anti-money laundering law.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Post-Only Credit: Prior requirements for the post-only credit required that 75% of the post production budget (not including VFX/Animation) must be undertaken in NY to qualify.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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However, some analysts also credited other factors, such as eliminating minimum parking requirements.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Ultimatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimatum. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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