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
Spurs must somehow move on from the palpable devastation that left Kevin Danso on the floor, needing to be pulled up by his team-mates, and other players looking utterly crestfallen at the final whistle.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Other signs that warrant seeing a doctor include blood in the stool or a persistent feeling of needing to go to the bathroom but being unable to go.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Late last year, the Third Army Corps, of which the Third Separate Assault Brigade is part, said a single land robot equipped with a machine gun had managed to hold off a Russian advance for 45 days while needing only light maintenance and a battery recharge every two days.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Campaign watchers said that the internal wars in New Britain have been brewing for decades and bitter, bareknuckle New Britain politics is ugly enough without needing any extra push from Lamont.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
The 2026 Toyota Sequoia is targeted for families, adventure seekers, and professionals needing a high capacity, durable full size SUV for towing and off roading.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Salvador Perez was back in the lineup for the Kansas City Royals after his first day off this season and posting on social media about not needing a mental breather.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Julius Randle struggled to assert himself, needing 16 shots to compile 16 points.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Officials said anyone needing assistance can contact the Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Other signs that warrant seeing a doctor include blood in the stool or a persistent feeling of needing to go to the bathroom but being unable to go.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Late last year, the Third Army Corps, of which the Third Separate Assault Brigade is part, said a single land robot equipped with a machine gun had managed to hold off a Russian advance for 45 days while needing only light maintenance and a battery recharge every two days.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Campaign watchers said that the internal wars in New Britain have been brewing for decades and bitter, bareknuckle New Britain politics is ugly enough without needing any extra push from Lamont.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
The 2026 Toyota Sequoia is targeted for families, adventure seekers, and professionals needing a high capacity, durable full size SUV for towing and off roading.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Salvador Perez was back in the lineup for the Kansas City Royals after his first day off this season and posting on social media about not needing a mental breather.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Julius Randle struggled to assert himself, needing 16 shots to compile 16 points.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Officials said anyone needing assistance can contact the Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needing
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The moderate’s vision may even be the harder one to sustain, requiring a tolerance for frustration and an inurement to defeat and political disappointment.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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New York City has already banned gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings, and Albany is moving to copy California’s approach by requiring zero-emission vehicles for future car, pickup, and SUV sales.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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People talk about wanting authenticity, wanting discovery, wanting to support small producers, but then skip the wines that aren’t already on a majority of lists or highly rated.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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This could be a model for other states wanting to boost rural development, support farmers and increase healthy food supply to people facing food insecurity.—
Rajiv J. Shah,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other officers in the area saw the two men in a struggle and assisted in taking Mullins into custody, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Needing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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