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 greater tendency to build up from the back, with short passing through the midfield, necessitates a higher level of technical ability, too.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026
School districts alone estimated the financial workarounds necessitated by the delays cost them more than $120 million.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
And such a level of retention necessitates internal defensive progress; that begins with the Broncos’ ability to create turnovers, which Joseph and head coach Sean Payton stressed both internally and externally throughout 2025.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
However, issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was docked with the space station at the time, necessitated that Crew-9 launch with only two of its four original astronauts, and Wilson was moved off the mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026
School districts alone estimated the financial workarounds necessitated by the delays cost them more than $120 million.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
And such a level of retention necessitates internal defensive progress; that begins with the Broncos’ ability to create turnovers, which Joseph and head coach Sean Payton stressed both internally and externally throughout 2025.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
However, issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was docked with the space station at the time, necessitated that Crew-9 launch with only two of its four original astronauts, and Wilson was moved off the mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitate
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Under California law, police agencies are generally required to release to the public audio and video recordings of police shootings and other critical incidents involving great bodily injury within 45 days of the incident.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The team cautions that several more iterations of the technology will likely be required before any human trial can begin.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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There’s a lot of repairing and resolution that needs to happen in this final episode, but luckily things start strong with Liz and Jo-Ellen pulling each other aside to talk things through on the beach.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The verdict was delivered amid difficult personal circumstances for Mette-Marit, Hoiby’s mother, who needs a lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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