as in to require
to have as a requirement
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Recent Examples of necessitate
While performing in Elmont, NY on Sept. 9 of that year, Tyler fractured his larynx, necessitating the postponement of shows on their Peace Out tour.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Rather than necessitating a fossil-fuel build-out, AI seems more to be a convenient excuse for Trump to pursue one.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
The United States had not yet fully reopened after nearly a year of restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which had suppressed activity in the service sector.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
This decision — to shoot entirely from a first-person point of view — necessitated an upending of the traditional writing process.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Rather than necessitating a fossil-fuel build-out, AI seems more to be a convenient excuse for Trump to pursue one.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
The United States had not yet fully reopened after nearly a year of restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which had suppressed activity in the service sector.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
This decision — to shoot entirely from a first-person point of view — necessitated an upending of the traditional writing process.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for necessitate
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessitate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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