as in required
to have as a requirement
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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Recent Examples of necessitated
The provision was introduced as a safeguard by Fontes, who argued that Arizona's tight election certification deadlines necessitated the rule.
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Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
This necessitated shooting a body double from behind.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Her yearlong renovation included the addition of custom millwork, wide-plank flooring, and air-conditioning necessitated by the huge south-facing window that floods the space with sunlight.
—Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
But what could have necessitated such a dramatic act?
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
His instant denial of having given the 4-year-old the penny was a) expected and b) necessitated further investigation.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
This necessitated hiring new people in many cases, and elevating experts.
—Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
The fantastical metropolis, spanning 45 feet high, necessitated a melding of studio backlot with CG enhancement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
This omission may well have been necessitated by surveillance—his prisons had cameras everywhere, even on the bodies of the guards who dealt with him.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
This necessitated shooting a body double from behind.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Her yearlong renovation included the addition of custom millwork, wide-plank flooring, and air-conditioning necessitated by the huge south-facing window that floods the space with sunlight.
—Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
But what could have necessitated such a dramatic act?
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
His instant denial of having given the 4-year-old the penny was a) expected and b) necessitated further investigation.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
This necessitated hiring new people in many cases, and elevating experts.
—Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
The fantastical metropolis, spanning 45 feet high, necessitated a melding of studio backlot with CG enhancement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
This omission may well have been necessitated by surveillance—his prisons had cameras everywhere, even on the bodies of the guards who dealt with him.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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