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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
Blanc’s business depended on selling franchises and his patented machines.
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
The couple depended on water bottles and showered at the homes of relatives.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Early lyrics typically referenced rivers, moonlight and the men and women whose lives depended on the land.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Such a lens shows that the mobility of these women depended on the labor of those who were unfree.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
That version of downtown depended on transit that mostly worked.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The arm and head of the swimmer below resemble the cartographic contours of Puerto Rico and Cuba, whose sugar plantations depended on slave labor until as late as 1886.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The move is anticipated to present significant challenges for smaller networks operating in rural areas with fewer viewers, who long depended on CPB funds.
—Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
This fully independent operation, with no human intervention, depended solely on artificial intelligence, onboard sensors, and instant data exchange between the aircraft.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
The couple depended on water bottles and showered at the homes of relatives.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Early lyrics typically referenced rivers, moonlight and the men and women whose lives depended on the land.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Such a lens shows that the mobility of these women depended on the labor of those who were unfree.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
That version of downtown depended on transit that mostly worked.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The arm and head of the swimmer below resemble the cartographic contours of Puerto Rico and Cuba, whose sugar plantations depended on slave labor until as late as 1886.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The move is anticipated to present significant challenges for smaller networks operating in rural areas with fewer viewers, who long depended on CPB funds.
—Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
This fully independent operation, with no human intervention, depended solely on artificial intelligence, onboard sensors, and instant data exchange between the aircraft.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
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The aim is to significantly increase the power density and efficiency of water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen based on noble metal-free catalysts in comparison to current systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their analyses relied on rigid formulas that ignore the dynamics of companies driven by invention, rapid scaling, and exponential growth.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Such plans are still counted by the CSS Profile, which is used by about 200 private colleges, and some of the schools also count distributions.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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