necessitating

verb

present participle of necessitate
as in requiring
to have as a requirement getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall

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Recent Examples of necessitating This also means greater financial risk from job loss or illness, necessitating robust emergency savings and planning. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Rushing’s injury will impact not only the catching corps but also the offense, necessitating a shift to defense-first catchers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 For the business administration and graphic design majors, the number of fully qualified applicants exceeded the available spaces, necessitating additional admission criteria for these programs. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 However, sustained temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit can cause severe heat stress, leading to the premature drop of unripe fruit and necessitating immediate additional watering. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026 Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested, French daily Libération reports. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026 But Exxon and Chevron contend more oil sources are needed longer term as existing volumes are depleted, necessitating a new wave of investments in global, frontier oil and gas exploration. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Court records indicate he was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a brain bleed, necessitating emergency surgery. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But as crowds have increased, necessitating pricey parking and shuttle reservations, many people are looking elsewhere in Northern California to get their redwoods fix. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessitating
  1. requiring
  2. needing
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  • States however, have stepped in to regulate what banks do with that interest, with several states requiring that a portion of the interest generated from mortgage escrow accounts be returned to the homeowner paying into the account.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The park was scheduled to open last year, but was delayed when winter rains caused two major landslides along its cliffs, requiring significant shoring up to keep an emergency access route open.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • That grief may be tied to major losses, such as no longer being able to travel or work, as well as quieter daily changes like needing more sleep or being unable to walk as far as before.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Ricky Pearsall is done for the season after swelling in his right knee led to needing surgery to reconstruct his PCL.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of needing

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