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something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
on any road trip, accurate maps are a necessity
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Recent Examples of necessities
To secure this ideal, the country would need to establish necessities such as education, employment, decent shelter, medical care, and recreation as human rights — rights to be as inalienable as the freedoms of speech and religion are today.
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The ensuite bathroom was a bit fluorescent and barracks-like but was stocked with all the necessities, CO Bigelow-style.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Slightly bigger than the Daily, the Voyage Duffle is the perfect weekender bag or carry-on option, with extra room to stow all your travel necessities and more—even fitting on top of a roller bag.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Prioritize necessities, avoid lifestyle inflation, and control impulse spending.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Payment snafu affects staff pay, other necessities Michigan subsidizes the cost of child care for families who qualify for the program based on household income.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rest of the time, Meyer is scraping by to provide necessities for her children.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Williams had spent the night before with a small army of women getting together toiletries and basic necessities to hand out as the evacuees were shuttled by bus to the barracks.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The ensuite bathroom was a bit fluorescent and barracks-like but was stocked with all the necessities, CO Bigelow-style.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Slightly bigger than the Daily, the Voyage Duffle is the perfect weekender bag or carry-on option, with extra room to stow all your travel necessities and more—even fitting on top of a roller bag.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Prioritize necessities, avoid lifestyle inflation, and control impulse spending.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Payment snafu affects staff pay, other necessities Michigan subsidizes the cost of child care for families who qualify for the program based on household income.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rest of the time, Meyer is scraping by to provide necessities for her children.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Williams had spent the night before with a small army of women getting together toiletries and basic necessities to hand out as the evacuees were shuttled by bus to the barracks.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessities
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Then, in January 2025, the government introduced a Social Media Bill that placed further requirements on social media platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Over the years, the government's reporting requirements have changed, which makes historical comparisons a little tricky.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to stop by DeLuca’s Pizza and SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, which are musts after working up an appetite hiking the trails and boating the waterways.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Global South's innovation ecosystem shows us that technology can emerge from and serve local needs.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Necessities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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