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
This ends the dependency on the family organizer for transactions.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Every remaining molecule of gas dependency is a transmission mechanism for the next foreign crisis.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
What follows is a slow unraveling as love curdles into manipulation and dependency.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
At the time, the European Commission framed renewable energy as a way out of natural gas dependency.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Every remaining molecule of gas dependency is a transmission mechanism for the next foreign crisis.
—David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
What follows is a slow unraveling as love curdles into manipulation and dependency.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
At the time, the European Commission framed renewable energy as a way out of natural gas dependency.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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Decentralized is about reducing dependence on single points of failure or control, and prioritizing systems that don’t require everyone to trust one operator, one platform, or one bottleneck.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the Sumy region, where forests and ravines dominate, Ukrainian operators report greater dependence on such systems against Russian positions protected by netting and electronic warfare.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hezbollah’s degradation over the past three years has increased its reliance on Tehran, but analysts disagree as to the extent.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pave Space closed a $40 million seed financing round to build hardware that can move satellites or cargo to different orbits, as Europe attempts to reduce its reliance on the US to access space.—
Paula Doenecke,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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