as in requiring
to have as a requirement
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Recent Examples of necessitating
Rafaela will be in center field the remainder of the season with more injuries necessitating his Gold Glove caliber defense in the outfield.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines has a similar policy to Spirit Airlines, necessitating passengers to lower both armrests or purchase a second seat.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
For organizations subject to the GDPR, personal identifiable information is clearly at risk from quantum threats, necessitating proactive measures to maintain compliance.
—Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One in five schools experience physical attacks or fights between students, necessitating a teacher response that leads to burnout.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison Wednesday, saying the utility company's equipment was responsible for a deadly blaze that ravaged the area earlier this year, necessitating costly response and cleanup.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
This makes long-range transmission difficult, necessitating solutions like ultra-dense relay networks or hybrid communication technologies.
—Raymond Huang, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The spring training sites are spread out all across Florida, often necessitating long bus rides that routinely top two hours.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Providing emergency supplemental benefits well after the conditions necessitating them had ended was sending the wrong message when Ohio was open for business.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines has a similar policy to Spirit Airlines, necessitating passengers to lower both armrests or purchase a second seat.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
For organizations subject to the GDPR, personal identifiable information is clearly at risk from quantum threats, necessitating proactive measures to maintain compliance.
—Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One in five schools experience physical attacks or fights between students, necessitating a teacher response that leads to burnout.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison Wednesday, saying the utility company's equipment was responsible for a deadly blaze that ravaged the area earlier this year, necessitating costly response and cleanup.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
This makes long-range transmission difficult, necessitating solutions like ultra-dense relay networks or hybrid communication technologies.
—Raymond Huang, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The spring training sites are spread out all across Florida, often necessitating long bus rides that routinely top two hours.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Providing emergency supplemental benefits well after the conditions necessitating them had ended was sending the wrong message when Ohio was open for business.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitating
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Meanwhile, global demand for data center capacity could more than triple by 2030, requiring upgrades in power, cooling, and connectivity.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But while salons have offered steam treatments as a curly hair staple for decades, at-home steamers have been too bulky (attempting to replicate in-salon domes) or too hard to use, requiring you to wrestle your curls into heated thermal caps, a battle that’s easy to lose.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Small accents here and there help transition to Halloween for October without needing to completely redecorate once the holiday ends.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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This question opens up powerful lessons on letting go of control, ego, needing to be right or doing it all alone.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Necessitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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