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
The malicious dependency was staged 18 hours in advance.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The credit is tied to where the child lives and who pays for care, not who claims the dependency exemption.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Stimulus payments reduced income dependency.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The credit is tied to where the child lives and who pays for care, not who claims the dependency exemption.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Stimulus payments reduced income dependency.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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Hungary has used its own exemption from the EU sanctions to deepen its dependence on Russian fossil fuels.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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For now, China is more insulated from the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz than other countries after diversifying its energy sources and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.—
Didi Tang,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Carriers around the world are even more affected by the rise in fuel costs because of their countries’ reliance on imports and have added fuel surcharges or announced fare increases.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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China is already the world’s top hydrogen producer, but its increasingly bullish embrace of green hydrogen in its five-year plan — made more urgent as the country’s reliance on the Middle East for fossil fuels becomes more problematic — could also get things moving.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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