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bear, challenge, claim, demand, need, require, take, want, warrant
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That was necessitated by the insultingly overpriced, and fairly standard, wine list. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "With Serea, does the Hotel Del once again have a restaurant worthy of the setting?," 29 Aug. 2019 Parting Shot Packers and Raiders playing at Winnipeg’s IG Field, where goalpost hole necessitated shortened field. — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, "Aurora Hills Golf Course still a favorite as city celebrates 50th anniversary," 23 Aug. 2019 The attacking changes are necessitated by Quintero serving a one-game suspension for card accumulation. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Loons add fourth result to growing list of letdowns this season," 28 July 2019 This second rule is necessitated by a third rule: Legislators must never be forced to make choices involving unpopular trade-offs. — George Will, National Review, "The ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repeal Shows Bipartisanship Hazards," 25 July 2019 There was no hardship necessitating his choice to transfer the following April. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "Entering transfer portal is a tricky game to play for some at USC and UCLA," 16 Aug. 2019 The Williamson graduate has bulked up to nearly 260 pounds and necessitating the move, Campbell said. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Defense comes out ahead again in South Alabama’s second fall scrimmage," 14 Aug. 2019 The start of construction on the $14 million project was pushed back when bids for the project came in too high, necessitating changes to the design. — Dan Brechlin, courant.com, "State audit finds CRDA improperly spent more than $4 million on Dillon Stadium," 3 Aug. 2019 Most decisions made by the EAC require a majority vote of the four commissioners, necessitating bipartisanship. — Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, "Federal Election Agency, Hungry for Funds, Now Pays for Officials to Get to Office," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'necessitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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