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  • present participle of need.

needing

ADJECTIVE
desiring
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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The full scale of the work needing to be done is slowly starting to emerge following the initial closure.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I could feel my heart open without needing to turn the moment into a future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead, 2026 is more likely to be a recovery year, he said, with investors needing time and a sustained improvement in momentum before they return in force.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

One of the biggest potential costs of hosting is needing to build new arenas, which the North American games will avoid with all host cities using existing pitches.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

As if we’ve worked twenty years together on an assembly line, Epsilon-5 and I snip samples, preparing dishes without needing to tell each other what we are doing or what to do next.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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