1
as in requirement
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
on any road trip, accurate maps are a necessity
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as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
two years of unemployment had reduced the family to abject necessity
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Recent Examples of necessity
That's why the concept of the smart factory has moved to a strategic necessity.
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Arungalai Anbarasu,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The lawsuit comes as consumers report struggling to afford basic necessities.
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Audrey McGlinchy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
But within a few days, thanks to these companies, Deulofeu could send her sister necessities with just a few clicks.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Some items, like cribs, diapers, and super-soft sleepers, are necessities.
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Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for necessity
Arungalai Anbarasu,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The lawsuit comes as consumers report struggling to afford basic necessities.
—
Audrey McGlinchy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
But within a few days, thanks to these companies, Deulofeu could send her sister necessities with just a few clicks.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Some items, like cribs, diapers, and super-soft sleepers, are necessities.
—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for necessity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessity
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That means the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which is the local enforcement agency for these requirements in the region, will be in charge of monitoring whether businesses are following the law.
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Since then, the mussels have spread through California waterways, prompting mandatory boat inspections and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
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North Side schools have remained dominant in bringing in this outside funding, but some higher-poverty South and West Side campuses such as Kenwood increasingly held their own.
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Those concerns already exist within New Haven, and leaders would need to balance the existence of more than $1 billion in combined economic investment into local quantum efforts with the needs of a city where one quarter of residents lived in poverty in 2023.
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Shrimp and mussels are a must for her seafood paella, though the queen of home cooking has also used lobster in the past.
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While breakfast and lunch are first-come, first-serve, for dinner a reservation is a must.
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The Charlotte region will start feeling like a frying pan come Wednesday, and forecasters expect the sticky misery to linger into next week.
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But the misery of the heat would add to the story told over natural wine at a bar back home.
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“Necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessity. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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