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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times
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as in dependency
the quality or state of needing something or someone
a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip
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Recent Examples of reliance
Several issues can arise with the reliance on these scannable images for menus.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The legislature increased its reliance on The Connecticut Network, its 24-hour cable television and internet news service that records countless events at the Capitol and Legislative Office Building.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Fairlead Strategies, its officers, employees, affiliates and partners shall not be liable to any person in any way whatsoever for any losses, costs, or claims for your reliance on this material.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The result has been a reliance on five players to carry the load in a system that focuses on playing at a high tempo on both ends of the floor.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The legislature increased its reliance on The Connecticut Network, its 24-hour cable television and internet news service that records countless events at the Capitol and Legislative Office Building.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Fairlead Strategies, its officers, employees, affiliates and partners shall not be liable to any person in any way whatsoever for any losses, costs, or claims for your reliance on this material.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The result has been a reliance on five players to carry the load in a system that focuses on playing at a high tempo on both ends of the floor.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliance
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The buyout offers also come following the latest revamp of the Evening News, with Tony Dokoupil debuting as anchor.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Plan one anchor activity that feels indulgent, whether that’s a spa visit, a tasting menu, or tickets to a show.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Davos has long championed cooperation, but cooperation without resilience quickly becomes dependency.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The grant money is not guaranteed, but requesting the federal funds is one step in the process to help reduce the village’s dependency on private septic systems or intergovernmental agreements with other companies and communities, village officials said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Many are Latin American or African immigrants working in the agricultural, tourism or service sectors, backbones of Spain’s booming economy.—
Renata Brito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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As a resource-poor island nation, Japan has grown wary of dependence on volatile global gas and coal markets.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Driven by a desire to lessen Canada’s dependence on the United States, the leader has sought to broaden Ottawa’s strategic relationships with other states.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like O’Leary, elder care industry leaders nationwide are bracing for the loss of a key pillar of their workforce.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The highlight of these sneakers is definitely the striking Shox pillars on the sole.—
Katharina Fuchs,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliance. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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