- present participle of necessitate.
necessitating
Example Sentences
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Financial relief may help in the short term, but the reasons necessitating it aren’t yet going away.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Her dad said afterward that acid reflux had made her vocal cords swell, necessitating the last-minute switch from live to Memorex.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, new AI coding tools have generated security concerns of their own, necessitating faster innovation from existing security providers.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Traders are anticipating a big chunk of U.S. production will become blocked in frozen wells when heating demand is highest, necessitating a huge drawdown of domestic stockpiles to keep furnaces and boilers running.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Eighty-one species are described in the following pages, but I do not doubt that more will be discovered, necessitating another revised edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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