- past participle of necessitate.
- past tense form of necessitate.
necessitated
Example Sentences
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But repeated setbacks stalled the mission and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
And that’s where films like “They Will Kill You” and “Ready or Not 2” become mired by the ambition necessitated by the modern moviegoer.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Iwerks herself points to the ABC funding, acknowledging that the arrangement simply necessitated the park being completed in a year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
This was not an instant switch but a culmination of a decadeslong trend, one that necessitated many steps forward and plenty of steps back.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025
The school wasn’t as discriminating as the better-known medical colleges in Boston; the press of acceptances necessitated an expansion.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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