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
But simultaneously preserving Patagonia’s independence and ridding the Chouinard and his family of their wealth would necessitate a creative approach to the handling of the company’s equity.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Rafaela will be in center field the remainder of the season with more injuries necessitating his Gold Glove caliber defense in the outfield.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Staying cool also necessitates moving blood to the skin surface to offload heat outside the body.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Rafaela will be in center field the remainder of the season with more injuries necessitating his Gold Glove caliber defense in the outfield.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Staying cool also necessitates moving blood to the skin surface to offload heat outside the body.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitate
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That may require surgical correction.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maintaining the federalized police force beyond 30 days, however, would have required action from Congress.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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London desperately needs that at a time when British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ministers have been accused of harming business sentiment and investment with recent tax rises.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, the win was a team effort as forward Brianna Turner (four points, six rebounds), forward Mikayla Timpson (nine points), guards Shey Peddy, Lexie Hull, and Aerial Powers brought the defensive energy and physicality that Indiana desperately needed.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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