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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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Recent Examples of depend
Both programs would have to depend entirely on current tax receipts from active workers — in just eight years.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Their cells grew to tolerate it, and then to depend on it.
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
The regime lives or falls depending on what happens next.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 18 June 2025
The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, according to the NWS.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Their cells grew to tolerate it, and then to depend on it.
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
The regime lives or falls depending on what happens next.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 18 June 2025
The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, according to the NWS.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depend
Verb
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The show, based on a novella by the author Martha Wells, follows a snarky private-security cyborg (played by Alexander Skarsgård) assigned to protect a group of scientists investigating a mostly uncharted planet.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
5 July 2025
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The Ukrainian military also struck in the early hours of Saturday, targeting an airfield in the Russian town of Borisoglebsk, where fighter jets are based, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.—
Natalya Kushnir,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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The government’s investigation largely relied on a campus antisemitism study commissioned by Harvard and released in April.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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For centuries, explorers relied on such vantage points to map their surroundings.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The downside is that each method has a potential reaction from the AGI or ASI that could turn things ugly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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Senate Republicans argue that because the bill extends current tax law, those cuts shouldn't be counted.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Best known for their gaming broadcasts and challenges, the cohort are among Twitch’s most prominent content groups and collectively counts tens of millions of followers across members’ respective channels.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
5 July 2025
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In today’s digital economy, fintech success hinges not only on technological innovation but on building a resilient, scalable ecosystem through strategic partnerships.—
Thanh Pham,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Rowling’s magic seems to appeal to some critics as a way to have one’s proverbial cake and eat it—advanced technology without the harmful effects— but this interpretation might hinge more on readerly projections than what the texts bear out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Orlando Bloom, who is rumored to be newly single after calling off an engagement to pop star Katy Perry, joined Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, on a taxi boat ride to the airport.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The food industry has a lot riding on, and even more to gain from, adopting practices that help stabilize the climate and support thriving ecosystems.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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