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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
Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s because workers make the economy run and contribute to it through spending and taxes, while dependents—children and the elderly—rely on the systems those tax dollars support.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Unlike operating businesses dependent on execution, crypto treasury firms get leveraged exposure to price appreciation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Other strains include a massive overextension of the U.S. military, an American defense-industrial complex unable to meet its work orders, and the propping up of security dependents rather than capable allies.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s because workers make the economy run and contribute to it through spending and taxes, while dependents—children and the elderly—rely on the systems those tax dollars support.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Export-dependent economies like Japan, South Korea and Singapore all posted better-than-expected economic growth in the second quarter of the year, with Seoul and Singapore narrowly avoiding a technical recession.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Unlike operating businesses dependent on execution, crypto treasury firms get leveraged exposure to price appreciation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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All three people have since been released on conditional bail, while the investigation remains ongoing, police said.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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College may still matter, but the once direct pipeline from classroom to career is now conditional, varying by major, region, and the strength of a graduate's network.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many parasites also require multiple hosts to complete their life cycles, so their presence and/or absence can reveal a great deal about the health and complexity of an ecosystem.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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To be diagnosed, a person must test positive to two tests that detect antibodies to different antigens, or a foreign substance in the body like toxins, bacteria, chemicals or viruses, of the parasite, the CDC said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
17 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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Kushner entered into a tentative deal to buy a 47% stake in the company, enabled in part by a loan from the seller.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about the latest delay and the new tentative timeline for the market's opening.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
16 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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Try a microfiber cloth or soft sponge instead.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Head to Amazon now to snag Wright’s Copper Cream to make your pieces sparkle, plus shop copper cookware, non-abrasive sponges, and microfiber cloths to add extra shine to your products.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
16 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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