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New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
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The exponential growth of data today from diverse sources such as social media, IoT devices and transactions necessitates robust systems for storage, management and analysis.
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Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That necessitated a different ending and the addition of other characters.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
These persistent health issues have necessitated his absence from media engagement on Thursday ahead of the Brazilian leg of the racing calendar.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Cui said that disinclination is partly because high existing household savings would necessitate a cash infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars to have a notable effect.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That necessitated a different ending and the addition of other characters.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
These persistent health issues have necessitated his absence from media engagement on Thursday ahead of the Brazilian leg of the racing calendar.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Cui said that disinclination is partly because high existing household savings would necessitate a cash infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars to have a notable effect.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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necessitate
verb
ne·ces·si·tate
ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 
necessitated; necessitating
: to make necessary
sick enough to necessitate staying home
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