as in to require
to have as a requirement
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Recent Examples of necessitate
This has necessitated a little digital extension to the steward's robotic arm.
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Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The basic logic is that a court needs to know whether evidence exists to support or refute a plaintiff’s claims, and a fair and transparent legal process necessitates evidence be preserved.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
One casualty of the artist doing two shows a night, which didn’t take place in those other cities, is that the L.A. shows were not three-hour extravaganzas, as in other cities, necessitating to cutting an encore segment of mostly cover songs that amounted to a whole third set everywhere else.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Secure, high-performance data center interconnection: As AI factories continue to grow, power, space, and water availability become increasingly limiting, necessitating the distribution of AI clusters across multiple data centers.
—Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The basic logic is that a court needs to know whether evidence exists to support or refute a plaintiff’s claims, and a fair and transparent legal process necessitates evidence be preserved.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
One casualty of the artist doing two shows a night, which didn’t take place in those other cities, is that the L.A. shows were not three-hour extravaganzas, as in other cities, necessitating to cutting an encore segment of mostly cover songs that amounted to a whole third set everywhere else.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Secure, high-performance data center interconnection: As AI factories continue to grow, power, space, and water availability become increasingly limiting, necessitating the distribution of AI clusters across multiple data centers.
—Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitate
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Under South Korean law, all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to serve in the country’s military for at least 18 months.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At the same time, the deportations would require claims of extraordinary presidential powers.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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The robot that extruded concrete for Tor Alva, for example, applies the substance only where needed, resulting in hollow columns that significantly reduce material consumption.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Trump is actively harming our ability to make the batteries and other tech that are needed to mass produce drones like the ones Ukraine unleashed on Russia.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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