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Recent Examples of necessity The main compartment expands up to two inches, providing space for travel necessities (or the option to save space when needed). Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Butchering an animal for meat — slaughtering cows, pigs, lambs — was an act of necessity, not pleasure. Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 After an outbreak occurs, control is difficult to regain, underscoring the necessity of a rapid public health response. Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 Pina echoed the sentiment that with fandom comes power and that makes creator input a necessity. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for necessity
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Noun
  • Qualls will face regular work reporting requirements, more frequent eligibility checks, as well as the quarterly wage checks that Louisiana Medicaid already conducts.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The chief appraiser then ensures each of the nominees are in good standing with the property tax code’s requirements.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nardal’s articles also grappled with other pressing issues of the day, including violence and poverty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Arrivals of asylum-seekers and other migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa for Europe over the past decade helped fuel rising far-right populism and led to stricter border controls that have drawn heavy criticism from human rights groups.
    Sam McNeil, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dressing up was a must for kids.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And no matter the time of day or year, a stop at Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve to see some of the largest trees on the planet is a must.
    Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Springsteen grew up alongside rock’n’roll, absorbing its origin story and waiting for the day when his ability to write a killer riff would transport him from the misery of living with a father who didn’t understand him, shut off from a world that promised so much but gave so little.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the Monster is part of Ana’s imagination or not, the scene carries a fragile, haunting power, suggesting that the only person capable of rescuing Ana from the pervasive mystery and misery of her home life belongs to the supernatural, outside the punishing borders of Franco’s Spain.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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