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  • past tense form of need.
  • past participle of need.
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needed

[nee-did] / ˈni dɪd /


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Longer studies will be needed to determine whether the changes persist, whether they translate into a lower risk of age-related disease, and whether similar effects occur in younger or different populations.

From Science Daily Sep. 16, 2026

Stories abound of local townspeople seeing energy bills soar when they are asked to foot the bill for the infrastructure needed to power new data centres, or finding their already stretched water supplies further diminished.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“I didn’t need 10 Shows from Ed. I needed 2,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Supporters argued that permanent legislation was needed to give businesses and consumers clear rules rather than leaving regulation dependent largely on decisions by federal agencies.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

San Francisco needed the land under the old pioneer cemetery where he was buried.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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