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as in conditional
determined by something else
our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out
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as in parasite
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Recent Examples of dependent
Steve Levy, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Veterans and their dependents (in the same household) get in free.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Kuwait Investment Authority controls over $1 trillion, but has not been as high profile as other regional states in pursuing international deals or in being used as an instrument to help to diversify the oil-dependent economy.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In December of 2022, 56% of able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries without dependents worked less than 80 hours in that month.
—Steve Levy, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Veterans and their dependents (in the same household) get in free.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Pace is dependent on the group.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Kuwait Investment Authority controls over $1 trillion, but has not been as high profile as other regional states in pursuing international deals or in being used as an instrument to help to diversify the oil-dependent economy.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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He has been released on conditional bail.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The man was held in suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses and was released on conditional bail.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, according to the CDC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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The tentative proposal for new financing would have Southern Bancorp and the Enterprise Community Loan Fund extend up to $6 million so the housing authority can resolve the foreclosure lawsuit and make improvements to units.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Private buyers like Maybell Quantum and Microsoft have also struck tentative arrangements in the quantum and cryogenics industries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The small-mouth bass go for the leeches, too.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Frequently touched objects like phones, remote controls, and kitchen sponges are hotspots for bacteria.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Use a sponge or microfiber cloth to rub hard-water stains from the glass.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s a missed opportunity to be a legitimate hanger-on in the wild-card race.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Mike Appel led the session from behind the board, with the engineer Louis Lahav at his side and a scattering of staff, friends, and other hangers-on lurking here and there.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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