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as in relied
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 depended
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones was depended on to close the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars last year when starter Trevor Lawrence was sidelined due to injury.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Many frothy business models that depended on easy credit—BNPL foremost among them—suffered as capital became costlier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
For much of human history, survival and progress depended on how far and how fast people could move.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Its operations depended entirely on conventional aircraft and traditional surveillance systems.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Democrats, Republicans differ on short-term plans For nearly a decade, the legal status of short-term health insurance plans has depended on who's been in the White House.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The perception of these threats depended on the respondent’s age and personal politics, pollsters found.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones was depended on to close the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars last year when starter Trevor Lawrence was sidelined due to injury.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Many frothy business models that depended on easy credit—BNPL foremost among them—suffered as capital became costlier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
For much of human history, survival and progress depended on how far and how fast people could move.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Its operations depended entirely on conventional aircraft and traditional surveillance systems.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Democrats, Republicans differ on short-term plans For nearly a decade, the legal status of short-term health insurance plans has depended on who's been in the White House.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The perception of these threats depended on the respondent’s age and personal politics, pollsters found.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
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Johnstone directed and penned the screenplay based on characters created by Akela Cooper & James Wan.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Those budget airlines long relied on rock-bottom fares and fees for everything else from seat assignments to cabin baggage, a model large network airlines have copied with their basic economy tickets.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unlike many of the other biggest names in the music industry, Bieber hasn’t relied on festivals in the past.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Mets, under David Stearns, went big on bullpen help and counted on their farm system to plug a fragile rotation.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sadoff was one of 1,068 people the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust counted on the streets that night during its August Homeless Census, a biannual tally of the county’s homeless population.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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