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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
This young lady depended on her faith in God and the power of love to break her addiction.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
Salary offered depended on education, experience, and current salary, according to the IRS.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
If this propellant production complex depended solely on solar arrays, Zubrin says, the light-collecting panels would stretch out to cover 60,000 square meters, and would weigh about 240 metric tons, which alone would require three Starship launches to transport them to Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The microorganisms’ ability to successfully multiply depended on a lack of competition and favorable conditions, likely created by volcanic activity.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
After the 1959 revolution, Cuba became a major ally of the Soviet Union and depended on them for subsidies and military support.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the Secret Service adheres to strict guidelines, the White House staff’s style has often depended on the sitting president’s preferences, according to Lee.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
These actions badly weaken the regulatory frameworks on which investors and businesses have long depended to avoid or ameliorate financial crises.
—John Kostyack, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Of course, this depended on distance, with farther objects showing much less detail.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
Salary offered depended on education, experience, and current salary, according to the IRS.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
If this propellant production complex depended solely on solar arrays, Zubrin says, the light-collecting panels would stretch out to cover 60,000 square meters, and would weigh about 240 metric tons, which alone would require three Starship launches to transport them to Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The microorganisms’ ability to successfully multiply depended on a lack of competition and favorable conditions, likely created by volcanic activity.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
After the 1959 revolution, Cuba became a major ally of the Soviet Union and depended on them for subsidies and military support.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the Secret Service adheres to strict guidelines, the White House staff’s style has often depended on the sitting president’s preferences, according to Lee.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
These actions badly weaken the regulatory frameworks on which investors and businesses have long depended to avoid or ameliorate financial crises.
—John Kostyack, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Of course, this depended on distance, with farther objects showing much less detail.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
relied
Verb
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This meant strikes often relied on outdated intelligence.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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And so much of the first season relied on the novel horror of watching the barbaric, exploitative Squid Game play out, hoping that protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) could hold onto his humanity in the face of it all.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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