as in necessary
impossible to do without
pack only what will be needed
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as in required
to have as a requirement
a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it
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Recent Examples of needed
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
After all, Harvard, Yale and other endowments are now struggling to sell a portion of their private equity and alternatives investments at discounts to raise needed cash.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Phone bans can provide needed structure, but the real work involves teaching young people to navigate and regulate their digital engagement in a connected world.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The collaboration provides needed hydration, along with community resource information for families and caring fellowship and support at Detroit PAL youth football and cheerleading practices.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There are also concerns about the misuse of needed expertise and resources of ATF agents who need to be targeting the cartels who are smuggling firearms, improving forensic tools for criminal investigations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Doing so is both principled and a way to send a harsh, very needed and entirely deserved rebuke to California’s untrustworthy political establishment.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
McKeon thanked Pritchard for her help with providing needed documentation to review what exactly had happened at the school under previous leadership.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Identities also, with time, became too small, and needed shedding.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
The more sophisticated the instrument, the more sophisticated the musician needed to become to truly master it.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Those were strategic problems that needed to be resolved in 2024, not in retrospect.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Night aircraft is available for use if needed and if conditions permit.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
None of the six summer arrivals have yet taken English football by storm and Wolves needed at least a couple of players who were battle-hardened in the league.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Don’t fret over laundry day; this quilt is machine washable in warm water, dryer-friendly on low heat, and can be touched up with an iron if needed.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The persistent Russian attacks will underscore the position that Zelensky and his European allies have long held, that a ceasefire is needed for peace talks to get going.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Reduces the Risk of Congenital Disabilities Drinking orange juice provides pregnant people with the needed folate that can reduce the risk of congenital disabilities.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
After all, Harvard, Yale and other endowments are now struggling to sell a portion of their private equity and alternatives investments at discounts to raise needed cash.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Phone bans can provide needed structure, but the real work involves teaching young people to navigate and regulate their digital engagement in a connected world.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The collaboration provides needed hydration, along with community resource information for families and caring fellowship and support at Detroit PAL youth football and cheerleading practices.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There are also concerns about the misuse of needed expertise and resources of ATF agents who need to be targeting the cartels who are smuggling firearms, improving forensic tools for criminal investigations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Doing so is both principled and a way to send a harsh, very needed and entirely deserved rebuke to California’s untrustworthy political establishment.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
McKeon thanked Pritchard for her help with providing needed documentation to review what exactly had happened at the school under previous leadership.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Identities also, with time, became too small, and needed shedding.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Think of it as a hospital’s central nervous system for information — continuously gathering signals, interpreting them, and routing critical insights where they are needed most.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
The more sophisticated the instrument, the more sophisticated the musician needed to become to truly master it.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Those were strategic problems that needed to be resolved in 2024, not in retrospect.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Night aircraft is available for use if needed and if conditions permit.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
None of the six summer arrivals have yet taken English football by storm and Wolves needed at least a couple of players who were battle-hardened in the league.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Don’t fret over laundry day; this quilt is machine washable in warm water, dryer-friendly on low heat, and can be touched up with an iron if needed.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The persistent Russian attacks will underscore the position that Zelensky and his European allies have long held, that a ceasefire is needed for peace talks to get going.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needed
Adjective
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Is Executive Order 14224 even necessary?—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But until now, such light sources required large, power-hungry tabletop systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Releasing the letters, which previously required filing requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act, promotes a level of transparency akin to the advisory meetings’, Tidmarsh said.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers are paying their offensive line a fortune, and Hubbard is here for the long haul, focusing on those two variables is essential.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Local government leaders have also wanted assurances that dollars raised in their counties would end up spent on transit systems there.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, who moderated the discussion, wanted to know how agriculture departments could better work with companies, the federal government and consumers to be helpful and more effective.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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They are not found to be such on the injustice and violence of individuals, and lose their efficacy in proportion to the number combined together, that is, in proportion as their efficacy becomes needful.—
James Freeman,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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An integral part of the mentorship, Dillane said, was how designers could make their careers viable.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon will be integral parts of the rotation along with rookie Cade Horton, but Cease's addition would bolster the rotation.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Needed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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