Criterion and Need

Criterion

Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Need and criterion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Criterion".

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Criterion and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criterion" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

usual	usual criterion	usual need
certain	certain criterion	certain need

Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has Preview events, where you get to drive a high-powered car against the clock long before it becomes available to you.

Source: A Taste of Power
Compounding this, is that all the hidden cards you need to obtain are in the key to rewards rooms; so you have to meet the criterion for each card multiple times, and then find the key to rewards card.

Source: That One Achievement
Skate was left an Orphaned Series, while Need for Speed was eventually handed to Ghost Games (which itself is the result of EA Gothenburg and several Criterion Games employees joining together.)

Source: Creator Killer / Video Games

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