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Recent Examples of reliant
Ukraine has been heavily reliant on its backers, like the U.S., for air defense supplies that have long been scarce.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Indeed, a buying spree of U.S. weapons systems may result only in the purchaser becoming even more reliant on the United States.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
Musk’s change of mind was a relief for many in the aerospace community, as NASA has become increasingly reliant on SpaceX for space operations.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 6 June 2025
However, restrictions on the development of these resources are hindering our ability to strengthen domestic supply chains and making manufacturing more reliant on raw material imports.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Indeed, a buying spree of U.S. weapons systems may result only in the purchaser becoming even more reliant on the United States.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025
Musk’s change of mind was a relief for many in the aerospace community, as NASA has become increasingly reliant on SpaceX for space operations.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 6 June 2025
However, restrictions on the development of these resources are hindering our ability to strengthen domestic supply chains and making manufacturing more reliant on raw material imports.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
Adjective
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As a result, teens don’t become physically dependent on it.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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In addition to murder, authorities have charged Patino with elder or dependent adult abuse resulting in death and elder or dependent adult abuse with infliction of injury, according to court documents.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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