necessitating

present participle of necessitate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of necessitating Still, medical emergencies necessitating air transport at all hours can occur on Catalina. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in effect tied with his main challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, though neither appears likely to win outright in Sunday’s first-round vote, necessitating a runoff. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 In 1990, during a stint in the San Francisco Bay, Humphrey beached himself on a mudflat, necessitating another rescue. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 But how, exactly, does Smartcat help teams become more efficient without necessitating more people? — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The Braves faced a setback when veteran backstop Sandy Leon suffered a season-ending injury, necessitating an immediate move. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Iran has destroyed our bases in the Persian Gulf, necessitating 2,200-mile supply lines to Navy ships. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 However, sustained temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit can cause severe heat stress, leading to the premature drop of unripe fruit and necessitating immediate additional watering. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026 Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested, French daily Libération reports. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitating
Verb
  • Maybe that’s because these challenging and seemingly intractable problems are usually treated as separate crises requiring separate solutions.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, Proposition 39’s crafters left mail ballots pretty much alone, except for requiring a nuisance PIN on the ballot envelope.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 0-3 Chargers visit Seattle on Sunday needing a turnaround; only seven teams in the Super Bowl era have started 0-3 and still reached the playoffs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Future uses for the approach include any number of stronger, lighter structures and materials needing protection from vibration and shaking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Necessitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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