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
The thinner, more economical tiles, however, would tip over, necessitating the use of racks, and pushers, bars that allowed rows of tiles to be pushed neatly forward and put into play, were added.
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Agencies would have to abide by ICE if federal or state law necessitates it, also if there's a court order.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Gingerich said high commercial property taxes and increases in other business expenses necessitated raising the rent.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
SpaceX has been testing rocket launches from the beach area since 2014, necessitating brief closures of the location each time.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Agencies would have to abide by ICE if federal or state law necessitates it, also if there's a court order.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Gingerich said high commercial property taxes and increases in other business expenses necessitated raising the rent.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
SpaceX has been testing rocket launches from the beach area since 2014, necessitating brief closures of the location each time.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitate
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The bill, which requires national voter ID and proof of citizenship when registering to vote, is broadly supported by Republicans and passed the House in February with zero defections.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The plea deals require their state and federal sentences to be served at the same time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas students don't need right-wing extremism taught in their classrooms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike text or images used to train traditional artificial intelligence models, the data needed for humanoid robots cannot be sourced online; it must be generated through direct interaction with the machines.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitate. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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