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

[nee-did] / ˈni dɪd /


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Ultrafiltration was still needed to separate DNA-bound phosphorus from other compounds that also contain phosphorus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

I told him so, refusing to comply and letting him know that he shouldn’t be giving away money he needed to borrow.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The penalty gave Oregon just the opening it needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

What Freddie really needed was to raise billions of dollars in common equity, which absorbs losses more effectively than preferred equity does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sandy June’s looked like it’d been here for decades and needed a fresh coat of trim.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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