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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
American makers relied on unfinished movements imported from England, much as English makers themselves depended on highly specialized cottage industries.
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Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
The beverage that fueled conversations that inspired America's fight for independence — centered on the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — depended on enslavement.
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James Doubek,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Until now, engineers have depended on limited ground testing or expensive flight tests to evaluate material performance.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
How Americans used the moon in 1776 Colonial Americans depended on the moon in ways that are easy to forget in an age of electric light and digital clocks.
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Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
The basis of his argument, among other things, is that the court ignored evidence from Reconstruction debates that suggested citizenship depended on a deeper relationship to the country.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
After its three group stage matches ended in draws, Iran's World Cup future depended on either Algeria or Austria winning their match on Saturday.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Caribbean economies depended on slave labor, trade and supplies from around the world to make sure the sugar flowed freely and tax revenues to European colonial powers were maximized.
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R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
That possibility was not lost on Iran, whose fate depended on this result after finishing third in group G.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
The beverage that fueled conversations that inspired America's fight for independence — centered on the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — depended on enslavement.
—
James Doubek,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Until now, engineers have depended on limited ground testing or expensive flight tests to evaluate material performance.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
How Americans used the moon in 1776 Colonial Americans depended on the moon in ways that are easy to forget in an age of electric light and digital clocks.
—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
The basis of his argument, among other things, is that the court ignored evidence from Reconstruction debates that suggested citizenship depended on a deeper relationship to the country.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
After its three group stage matches ended in draws, Iran's World Cup future depended on either Algeria or Austria winning their match on Saturday.
—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Caribbean economies depended on slave labor, trade and supplies from around the world to make sure the sugar flowed freely and tax revenues to European colonial powers were maximized.
—
R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
That possibility was not lost on Iran, whose fate depended on this result after finishing third in group G.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
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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.
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Sometimes, were stymied because the conduct is based, the servers are based, outside of certainly Manhattan, but in many instances outside the United States.
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The southpaw relied on his changeup to record 33 swings and seven whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
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Fewer taxpayers relied on the program compared to the IRS’s Streamlined Offshore Procedures.
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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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Paraguay seemed to fade after the Mbappé goal, but turned it on again late, forcing Mike Maignan to make his first save of the day about 89 and a half minutes into the match.
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The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.
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The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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