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be needed

VERB
cost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring in come to require sell for take yield
STRONG
nick rap
WEAK
amount to be asked be demanded be given be marked at be paid be priced at be received be valued at be worth mount up move back sell at set back to the tune of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disallow lose refuse reject

Example Sentences

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How much startup capital do you think would be needed nowadays to grow a business into an industry giant?

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

More observations will be needed to determine which scenario is correct and to better understand how such a small, distant object can briefly hold onto an atmosphere at all.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

A key US Federal Reserve official warned Friday that a series of interest rate hikes could be needed if price shocks from the Middle East war are larger than expected, fuelling inflation.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But other policymakers, such as Columbia University professor Alan Taylor, have suggested the sluggish economy and the weak jobs market before the conflict began meant it was doubtful that rate rises would be needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Many more would be needed in the near future.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin