variants
also dependances
1
as in dependencies
the quality or state of needing something or someone
a baby's total dependence upon his or her parents for every one of life's needs
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2
as in anchors
something or someone to which one looks for support
ultimately rice became the chief dependence in that state
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3
as in habits
a physiological need for certain drugs
acquired a dependence on prescription painkillers following back surgery
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Noun
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Consistency Of Execution Monitor on-time delivery, backlog fluctuation and inter-team dependencies to safeguard velocity.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025 -
And, short of suicides, there is other mounting evidence of people developing harmful chatbot dependencies.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Antoni, a former Heritage Foundation economist, had come under fire for his history of social media posts that used economic stats for partisan purposes, sexist remarks, and insults targeting gay TV anchors.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lu’s journal-like songwriting anchors the mythical, otherworldly atmosphere depicted on the album cover and Wisp’s viral music videos.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tipping habits and even allowances are also feeling the brunt of rising prices.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And even as people's viewing habits aren't the same as in 2000, there's still so much interest in these shows online.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Strategic pillars are scholarships and student investment; programmatic innovation and resources; talent discovery and development; research and advocacy; and institutional capacity building.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The initiative — backed by large retailers and law enforcement — turned certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies, meaning steeper consequences for repeat offenders, but also the option of treatment for people with long-term drug addictions.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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All this scrolling feeds a gnawing anxiety about the status of men today, imperiled by shifting cultural norms and technological addictions — an insecurity at the core of debates about the place of men in literature today.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Dependences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependences. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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