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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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Recent Examples of depend
Both programs would have to depend entirely on current tax receipts from active workers — in just eight years.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Their cells grew to tolerate it, and then to depend on it.
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
The regime lives or falls depending on what happens next.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 18 June 2025
The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, according to the NWS.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Their cells grew to tolerate it, and then to depend on it.
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
The regime lives or falls depending on what happens next.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 18 June 2025
The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, according to the NWS.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depend
Verb
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Visa Intelligent Commerce enables AI agents to find, shop, and buy for consumers based on their pre-selected preferences.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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What’s your relationship to your age and how people perceive your art based on your age?—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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The regime relies on repression—crackdowns, imprisonment, torture, executions—to maintain control of a stifled and restive population.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Israel, meanwhile, relies on both subterfuge and robust regular ground and air forces that are apparently unmatched in the region.—
Christopher Bodeen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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By 1913 Henry Ford’s moving-belt assembly line cut build time to 93 minutes, and cheap Texas oil kept the tank full, turning personal mobility from luxury to the default setting.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
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And proves once again that Southerners can turn almost anything into a dip.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Ballots that had that candidate ranked at the top will then have their votes counted toward their next preferred candidate.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
25 June 2025
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With more than 81% of ballots counted, unofficial returns from the city Board of Elections showed Mamdani holding a roughly 8% lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has generally polled as the primary’s front-runner.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Moving forward, success won’t hinge solely on location or mandates but on how well workplaces are redesigned to foster connection, innovation and purpose.—
Ryan Masiello,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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But keeping that good thing going may hinge heavily on the success of Mabrey’s cooking lessons.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Orlando Bloom, who is rumored to be newly single after calling off an engagement to pop star Katy Perry, joined Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, on a taxi boat ride to the airport.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The food industry has a lot riding on, and even more to gain from, adopting practices that help stabilize the climate and support thriving ecosystems.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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