Crying
Required
Required adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Crying and required are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crying" instead an adjective "Required".
Nearby Words: requirement, requiring
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Ceremonies to bring rain required the deaths of crying children (and yes, they HAD to be crying).
Source: Myth / Aztec Mythology - It's implied that either Anna protecting her sister, Elsa crying over her frozen body, or both are what were required to melt Anna's frozen heart and break the curse.
Source: Swiss Army Tears -
They end up making it rain, which made it look like the citizens were crying (Blossom reasons this is "bringing tears to their eyes" instead of making tears come from them, and is technically what the challenge required; HIM accepts it).
Source: No Man of Woman Born
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