Cause and Requirement

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Requirement and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Requirement" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Requirement noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Cause and requirement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Requirement".

Nearby Words: required, requiring

clear	clear cause	clear requirement
exact	exact cause	exact requirement
particular	particular cause	particular requirement
usual	usual cause	usual requirement
Other adjectives: common, specific, true, single, obvious, actual, real, big, main, key, major, sole, official, primary, higher, biological.

Too bad hospitals have that sickness requirement, 'cause I would check in mañana.

Source: Creator / Jim Gaffigan
Apparently it's a requirement for their apology, if the forces of Good cause havock by accident.

Source: Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence
A common cause of Divided We Fall, since other subordinates don't realize it, and the requirement for the Ragtag Bunch of Misfits to save the day.

Source: Mole in Charge

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