admitted (of)

verb

past tense of admit (of)
as in permitted (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities your question does not admit of a simple "yes" or "no" answer

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  1. needed
  2. justified
Verb
  • Sure, the Raiders only needed to travel 50 yards after stopping the Chiefs on fourth down at midfield.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Better crystals reveal the signal The researchers first needed cleaner UTe₂ crystals because PDWs are extremely delicate and impurities can obscure their signatures.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of needed
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  • The combo of Cruise and Iñárritu justified a $125M production greenligiht.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But the underlying frustrations with these engines were entirely justified by what unfolded in Malaysia.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of justified
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“Admitted (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admitted%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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