as in requiring
to have as a requirement
a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it
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Recent Examples of needing
According to The Information, OpenAI chief Sam Altman has floated eventually needing 250 gigawatts of electricity — equivalent to about a third of peak power consumption across the US.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Through the first four weeks of the season, the Seattle Seahawks have one of the league’s best defenses despite needing to play various defensive back combinations because of injuries in the secondary.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
And every member owned up to having to gotten gum stuck in their hair and needing to cut it out at some point.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, in addition to needing to win Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, Democrats would also have to win at least one of the key Sun Belt states of Georgia, North Carolina, or Arizona.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But anyone needing help from staff for the same sort of service described above for Social Security could find the going rougher.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office said all issues identified as needing to be corrected have been resolved.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Her lupus also led to her needing a kidney transplant in 2017.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Through the first four weeks of the season, the Seattle Seahawks have one of the league’s best defenses despite needing to play various defensive back combinations because of injuries in the secondary.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
And every member owned up to having to gotten gum stuck in their hair and needing to cut it out at some point.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, in addition to needing to win Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, Democrats would also have to win at least one of the key Sun Belt states of Georgia, North Carolina, or Arizona.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But anyone needing help from staff for the same sort of service described above for Social Security could find the going rougher.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office said all issues identified as needing to be corrected have been resolved.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Her lupus also led to her needing a kidney transplant in 2017.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needing
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Lapses in concentration and learning when to jump out of defence are areas Newcastle have been working on, while the recruitment team identified his one-versus-one defending and his off-the-ball decision-making around his own penalty box as requiring refinement.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At its longest, the transformation process took over three hours, requiring Breckenridge to be outfitted with a prosthetic forehead piece, two cheek pieces, a nose piece, as well as fake eyebrows, a mustache, a beard, and a wig.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription, or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Still, the two main budget bills easily passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before the Senate took up the marijuana tax legislation, taking the bite out of Hall's threat.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Needing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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