as in necessarily
because of necessity
the dangers of global warming must needs be recognized—and recognized soon—by the industrialized nations of the world
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as in requires
to have as a requirement
a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it
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as in requirements
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
got a job that barely provided for his basic needs
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as in obligations
something one must do because of prior agreement
no need to apologize
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needs
Adverb
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An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, samizdat books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025 -
The Ninth Circuit opinion relied on the urologist’s claim that gender confirmation surgery was necessarily limiting.—
Natalie Shibley / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Addressing gun violence also requires the state to enforce comprehensive background checks and safe storage.—
Natalie Eilbert,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Florida requires teaching Black history.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Additionally, organizations should consider their specific connectivity requirements, such as bandwidth, latency and security, to ensure that the NaaS solution can effectively meet these demands.—
Claudio Saes,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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This approach ensures that an organization’s data privacy and security requirements are consistently met through lifecycle management, where data repositories are continuously organized, even as new data is added.—
Jesse Todd,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Tech leaders should prepare to comply with obligations for high-risk AI systems, including data quality, risk management and quality assurance systems, and enabling human oversight.—
Andrew Duncan,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Companies that proactively plug wells or maintain higher environmental standards could qualify for tax credits that offset their ELT obligations.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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That meant Ancelotti would only have one senior right-back in Vazquez, who himself is a converted winger, and some within the club inevitably looked to the academy and to Fortea.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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When delegating tasks and projects to our teams, a hasty hand-off inevitably causes problems (and wastes time).—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fictional 8-year-old takes a trip to his local grocery store to stock up on food and household necessities.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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Despite logistical and security challenges, UNICEF and partners are distributing warm winter clothes and other essential supplies, along with humanitarian cash transfers to help families in Gaza afford food and other necessities.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Many companies struggle with clearly defining brand management responsibilities.—
Ira Belsky,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The constant tug-of-war between parental responsibilities and professional life can lead to feelings of guilt, stress and burnout that can seem insurmountable without the right strategies in place.—
Daniel Wendt,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The body simply won’t lose consciousness, and losing it is something that cannot be willed into existence, or, rather, into nonexistence.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Du Pont, who died in prison, had willed the collection to UM, but no one ever told the school.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Needs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needs. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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