necessitated

past tense of necessitate

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Recent Examples of necessitated This Raging Bull’s additional wrath necessitated some styling cues to address that fact. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 The crash sparked a wildfire in the area which necessitated a large emergency response. Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 For Elhawary, these unintended consequences of the 2024 legislation — substantiated only anecdotally, without concrete data — necessitated her new bill. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The president said he was unbothered by the assassination threats that necessitated the ruse, saying that only consequential presidents get targeted. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 And that evidently necessitated some changes in Triple-A, including the decision to cut ties with veteran shortstop Aaron Schunk. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 With Saudi Arabia signed on to host the 2034 World Cup, FIFA will have to trot out a reprise of the November-December schedule that was necessitated by holding the 2022 tourney in Qatar. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026 The platform ties into to a bigger idea about how marketplaces are closely linked with the communities that necessitated them. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 England’s use of Kane is really necessitated by their spread of attributes. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitated
Verb
  • Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, was forced to roll out a second artificial surface after the World Cup because its first attempt didn’t pass an independent lab test as required by the NFL and NFLPA.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • According to party rules, officials, especially those who hold leadership positions, are required to declare a change in marital status, so they’re flagged for oversight and potentially monitored for any links to corruption.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Little Palm Island needed to start anew to re-emerge as an ultra-luxe private island resort suited for the modern traveler.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Amentum and Laing O’Rourke now have a role in creating the industrial foundation needed to make that goal possible.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Necessitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitated. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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