NECESSITATED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

necessitated

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past tense of necessitate

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 This Raging Bull’s additional wrath necessitated some styling cues to address that fact. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 The crash sparked a wildfire in the area which necessitated a large emergency response. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 For Elhawary, these unintended consequences of the 2024 legislation — substantiated only anecdotally, without concrete data — necessitated her new bill. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The president said he was unbothered by the assassination threats that necessitated the ruse, saying that only consequential presidents get targeted. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 And that evidently necessitated some changes in Triple-A, including the decision to cut ties with veteran shortstop Aaron Schunk. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 With Saudi Arabia signed on to host the 2034 World Cup, FIFA will have to trot out a reprise of the November-December schedule that was necessitated by holding the 2022 tourney in Qatar. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026 The platform ties into to a bigger idea about how marketplaces are closely linked with the communities that necessitated them. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 England’s use of Kane is really necessitated by their spread of attributes. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, was forced to roll out a second artificial surface after the World Cup because its first attempt didn’t pass an independent lab test as required by the NFL and NFLPA.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
According to party rules, officials, especially those who hold leadership positions, are required to declare a change in marital status, so they’re flagged for oversight and potentially monitored for any links to corruption.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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To avoid a runoff, Graham Nordone needed to pass the 50% threshold in Tuesday’s special primary election, as South Carolina law requires a candidate to win more than half of the vote to secure their party’s nomination.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
But because the late senator had been seeking reelection and already secured the nomination in June, Republicans also needed a new candidate on the ballot.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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