as in dependence
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Recent Examples of dependency
It’s layered with fear, shame, financial dependency, and psychological manipulation.
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Maya McHenry, Refinery29, 28 Oct. 2025
But these are just the kinds of dependencies that become clear when interacting with The Whole Picture, a global supply chain macroscope from the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Guy is their newest inductee, a 20something with an iffy American accent (Denton is Australian), a worrying clonazepam dependency, a fancy NYU law degree and — of most interest to the Talamasca — a rare ability to read minds.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The odds of recovering from chemical dependencies as crippling as Ferrara’s are infinitesimal; the odds of getting a steady stream of projects off the ground for almost fifty years as an independent filmmaker are not much better.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Maya McHenry, Refinery29, 28 Oct. 2025
But these are just the kinds of dependencies that become clear when interacting with The Whole Picture, a global supply chain macroscope from the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Guy is their newest inductee, a 20something with an iffy American accent (Denton is Australian), a worrying clonazepam dependency, a fancy NYU law degree and — of most interest to the Talamasca — a rare ability to read minds.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The odds of recovering from chemical dependencies as crippling as Ferrara’s are infinitesimal; the odds of getting a steady stream of projects off the ground for almost fifty years as an independent filmmaker are not much better.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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Doug Rebout, a soybean farmer and the president of the Wisconsin Soybean Association, said that using soybeans in this foam is one way to lessen the industry's dependence on foreign trade.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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There is no scientific evidence to support the notion that people develop a physical dependence on magnesium supplements.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
10 Nov. 2025
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In the wake of Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, EU countries moved to phase out Russian oil, but granted an exemption to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – three countries heavily reliant on Russian imports – to give them time to reduce their reliance.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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This model would reduce reliance on strained grid interconnections, speed deployment, and enhance the energy system’s resilience.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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