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verb phrase

  • Used to express that something is required or necessary; must.

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One of them is that to get into the S&P 500, a company has to have been profitable in its most recent quarter, as well as over the past year in the aggregate.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet to match recent returns, the stock market has to keep rising much faster than GDP.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

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  • is obliged to
  • gotta
  • is supposed to
  • needs to
  • is required to

Possible Antonyms

Words in our thesaurus

other words

  • doesn't have to
  • is optional
  • need not
  • is free to

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