1
as in requirement
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
on any road trip, accurate maps are a necessity
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as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
two years of unemployment had reduced the family to abject necessity
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Recent Examples of necessity
Of course, but necessity has always been the mother of invention for Trek.
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Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Plus, check out more of my travel necessities below.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
What makes adaptation more difficult for the Winter Games is the necessity of snow or ice for all of the events.
—Sunshine Swetnam, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
The majority of participants said that more than half of their salary was supported by research dollars, leading to the necessity to have a Plan B in place to generate income and monetize passion projects to fill gaps in their salary.
—David Seal, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Plus, check out more of my travel necessities below.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
What makes adaptation more difficult for the Winter Games is the necessity of snow or ice for all of the events.
—Sunshine Swetnam, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
The majority of participants said that more than half of their salary was supported by research dollars, leading to the necessity to have a Plan B in place to generate income and monetize passion projects to fill gaps in their salary.
—David Seal, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for necessity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessity
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Among the demands are a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification of DHS officers, new use of force standards and a stop to racial profiling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The amendment also cements that outside vendors contracted for requests for proposals should follow county procurement and ethics requirements.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Private schools, particularly Catholic schools, have demonstrated extraordinary success — even in communities struggling with poverty.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Detroit, where nearly half of children under 5 years old live below the poverty level, the launch marks the program's largest expansion.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dancing shoes Fado music was born in Portugal, and its deeply emotive style, accompanied by string instruments, is a must-experience in Lisbon.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Instead, estate planning, investing, and other long-term financial planning is a must.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Embracing misery is one kind of defiance; demanding to be heard is another.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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This year, more than usual, a group of Florida lawmakers are clinging to a Biblical-sounding principle — and doing their best to ensure that the wages of sin are, at the very least, misery.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessity. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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