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to have as a requirement
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Recent Examples of necessitated
Unlike in America, where big cars were cheap and fuel even cheaper, small European streets and even smaller car-buying budgets necessitated vehicles a little more economical in both size and fuel consumption.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Maria Smalley is hustling up the right side of the fairway, an urgency to her movement necessitated by her son closing in on the lead at the PGA Championship.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The fall necessitated a prolonged period of recovery.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Turns out, this necessitated a meta lesson behind the camera.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The proliferation of UAVs has necessitated a corresponding evolution in countermeasures.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The majority of those moves in that 2020 season were necessitated by the team seeing nearly one-third of its roster ravaged and only having so many options to fill spots.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
First, comprehensive regulation changes necessitated a complete redesign and reengineering of the cars, which teams have done with very disparate degrees of success.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Maria Smalley is hustling up the right side of the fairway, an urgency to her movement necessitated by her son closing in on the lead at the PGA Championship.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The fall necessitated a prolonged period of recovery.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Turns out, this necessitated a meta lesson behind the camera.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The proliferation of UAVs has necessitated a corresponding evolution in countermeasures.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The majority of those moves in that 2020 season were necessitated by the team seeing nearly one-third of its roster ravaged and only having so many options to fill spots.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
First, comprehensive regulation changes necessitated a complete redesign and reengineering of the cars, which teams have done with very disparate degrees of success.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitated
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Lots of cooks in the kitchen The Falcons’ offensive coaching staff is probably fortunate that most of their families haven’t moved to town yet, offensive coordinator Tommy Rees said, because many hours of meetings were required to put together a scheme from many different parts.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Some landlords have refused to rent to Shiites altogether, and certain municipal governments have required background checks and restricted visitors.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Verb
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Braun told these hatchlings that they were too wedded to script, and needed to learn how to let sound tell the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Deposits will not guarantee access to a season membership, but they can be applied to a future membership if needed.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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“Necessitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitated. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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