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
Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Careers may be disrupted by diagnosis and treatment, with many women facing challenges returning to work, but flexible jobs, financial planning, and counseling can provide needed support.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
As NFIs enter the proprietary knowledge space, employees across the company can interact naturally to get the needed information.
—Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But by limiting the ability of doctors to provide needed care to their patients, these states are discouraging many potential new doctors.
—Atul Grover, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But the Jays provided Fisher with needed rest by meticulously scheduling his outings.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But its lawmakers said these products needed regulation for the interest of public health and safety.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Others needed a bigger house when their family grew.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
How many Powerball numbers are needed to win a prize?
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
That $6,100 figure includes all costs—not just sequencing but also sampling and the other stages needed to produce a finished genome, with all of the genes identified and assigned to chromosomes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Provided the Niners don’t blow the doors off their Golden State rival, the Football Factory churns out the vertical yardage needed.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the Dolphins, who needed cornerback help, never forgot him, signing him just before the start of training camp.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Two Democrats and one independent supported the Republican funding bill on Wednesday, meaning five more are needed to break the Senate filibuster’s 60-vote threshold.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Even after schools and other educational and cultural centers reopened in the city, the funding required to perform needed work on parts of the museum and support a sufficient staff were not available.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Careers may be disrupted by diagnosis and treatment, with many women facing challenges returning to work, but flexible jobs, financial planning, and counseling can provide needed support.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
As NFIs enter the proprietary knowledge space, employees across the company can interact naturally to get the needed information.
—Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But by limiting the ability of doctors to provide needed care to their patients, these states are discouraging many potential new doctors.
—Atul Grover, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But the Jays provided Fisher with needed rest by meticulously scheduling his outings.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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
Verb
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But its lawmakers said these products needed regulation for the interest of public health and safety.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Others needed a bigger house when their family grew.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
How many Powerball numbers are needed to win a prize?
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
That $6,100 figure includes all costs—not just sequencing but also sampling and the other stages needed to produce a finished genome, with all of the genes identified and assigned to chromosomes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Provided the Niners don’t blow the doors off their Golden State rival, the Football Factory churns out the vertical yardage needed.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the Dolphins, who needed cornerback help, never forgot him, signing him just before the start of training camp.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Two Democrats and one independent supported the Republican funding bill on Wednesday, meaning five more are needed to break the Senate filibuster’s 60-vote threshold.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needed
Adjective
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The mayor's office said the quick timeline is necessary to meet state notification deadlines for the change to take effect.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jackson picked the cold case right back up but had to dispatch colleagues to do the voluminous number of necessary interviews and to pursue any new tips.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Under long-standing (and still existing) federal law, hospitals are required to treat, stabilize or transfer anyone presenting with a serious medical condition that could be considered an emergency.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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So a good game from Prescott may be required to come away with a Week 5 win.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cross-cultural exchanges were also essential to the project.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This cultural heritage had been deemed by Israel to be too Arabic, while the state wanted Haifa to be visually and architecturally European.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The annual meetings are a gathering of people who share values, who wanted to learn together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 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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Wharton has played an integral part in Crystal Palace’s superb start to the season.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The contest, the first of its kind, is a cultural initiative promoted by the administration of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who seeks to change the narratives of violence in Mexican music as an integral part of her government’s policy for peace and against addiction.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Needed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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