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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
The structure also necessitated a new movement.
—
Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
Heavy encrustations of golden mussels have blocked pipes in municipal and industrial water intakes, which has necessitated costly biofouling removal.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 May 2026
That surge in valuations has necessitated a shift in how those teams operate.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
In each of the home tours, it’s styled as the curve necessitated by corners.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Senior Israeli military officers told Ynet News that the new threat necessitated an expansion of the war, with a concentration of strikes north of the Litani River to hit drone supply chain centers in the north.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Tyson wowed scouts at a late pre-draft workout necessitated by a hamstring injury.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Consequently, Cook became the ideal leader to revisit that very process when geopolitics necessitated repatriating some businesses and friendshoring others.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Sources said the Jackson estate shouldered the bill of up to $15 million because its error necessitated the changes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
Heavy encrustations of golden mussels have blocked pipes in municipal and industrial water intakes, which has necessitated costly biofouling removal.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 May 2026
That surge in valuations has necessitated a shift in how those teams operate.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
In each of the home tours, it’s styled as the curve necessitated by corners.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Senior Israeli military officers told Ynet News that the new threat necessitated an expansion of the war, with a concentration of strikes north of the Litani River to hit drone supply chain centers in the north.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Tyson wowed scouts at a late pre-draft workout necessitated by a hamstring injury.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Consequently, Cook became the ideal leader to revisit that very process when geopolitics necessitated repatriating some businesses and friendshoring others.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Sources said the Jackson estate shouldered the bill of up to $15 million because its error necessitated the changes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitated
Verb
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If companies want to build data centers, for example, they should be required not only to absorb any electricity-cost increases but also to pay for upgrades to our grid infrastructure.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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City staffers are required to get approval before their travel begins, not after, but those expenses were included among more than two dozen expense reports from the mayor’s office, which were approved without discussion.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Zachary Schermele On the heels of a frightening shooting over the weekend, the royal address seemed to bring Washington together in a moment of relative unity at a time when it was needed.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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That was the only offense Noone needed.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Necessitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitated. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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