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New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Another challenge is that the resulting biogas contains a substantial fraction of carbon dioxide (CO2), which usually necessitates energy-intensive downstream separation.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The proliferation of UAVs has necessitated a corresponding evolution in countermeasures.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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necessitate
verb
ne·ces·si·tate
ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 
necessitated; necessitating
: to make necessary
sick enough to necessitate staying home
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