Needed and Usual

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Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

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Usual and needed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Needed".

Nearby Words: need, needs, needy, needful, needing

Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Needed and usual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Usual".

Nearby Words: usually, usualness

Civil War officer Heros von Borke was another larger-than-usual man who needed a larger-than-usual sword.

Source: BFS
When he has to turn human for a time (losing his Time Lord memories and becoming a different person; the mild-mannered teacher John Smith) the Doctor is needed to save the day as usual.

Source: Fond Memories That Could Have Been
In Airwolf this is Dom's usual job, handling the computers and monitoring systems (the eponymous helicopter could be flown solo if needed), although Caitlin and Archangel also did it on occasions.

Source: Guy in Back

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