PREREQUISITES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

prerequisites

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something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else Citizenship is a prerequisite for voting. The introductory course is a prerequisite for the advanced-level courses. Having good credit is a prerequisite to applying for a loan.

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Recent Examples of prerequisites Those last steps together serve as prerequisites for the long-term reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as laid out in phase three. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Strong data governance, quality and ownership are prerequisites for speed. — Sesh Tirumala, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Bucci, at 51, is in peak form and competing at a level at which youth, reflexes and fearlessness are often treated as prerequisites. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Four critical prerequisites are necessary for the idea of progress to develop and become a driving force in society. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 Then proceed to more athletic plyometrics, making sure to note any prerequisites for each exercise. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Acting and singing have always seemed like prerequisites for Disney talent, but those demands are even more intense in the TikTok era. — Megan Vick, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 To be blunt, Ballas more than has the prerequisites needed of him to judge Next Pro (notably alongside his mother, ballroom dance world legend Shirley Ballas). — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 The program has a low-barrier admission policy and no prerequisites for the program for this reason. — Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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Advertisement In Europe, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and England implemented school CPR education through national requirements or curriculum standards.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Avoiding it in the first place makes far more sense, even if the K3's additional hardware and energy requirements complicate the question of its overall environmental footprint.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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Prosecutors accuse him of participating in schemes to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from Venezuelan government programs intended to provide housing, food and other necessities to the country’s impoverished population.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
All contemporary, they’re stocked with necessities (from towels to toiletries).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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