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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
The United States has depended on foreign suppliers of TNT since the mid-1980s, when the last domestic TNT facility shut down largely due to increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
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Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The repercussions have been especially acute for California’s premium wineries, which depended on Canadian consumers for high-end wines.
—Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
The first accounts of cheating and payoffs during exam week surfaced—a blow to the belief in fairness on which the whole system of guilds depended.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
However, any discussions about artificial radio signals were subject to strict government surveillance, given the fact that military satellites depended on them, too.
—Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Reactions to the freestyle depended on whether or not you were tuned into its sarcastic frequency.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The study didn’t include actual body fat scans and instead depended on people’s own reports about their habits, which can make the results less reliable.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The repercussions have been especially acute for California’s premium wineries, which depended on Canadian consumers for high-end wines.
—Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
The first accounts of cheating and payoffs during exam week surfaced—a blow to the belief in fairness on which the whole system of guilds depended.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
However, any discussions about artificial radio signals were subject to strict government surveillance, given the fact that military satellites depended on them, too.
—Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Reactions to the freestyle depended on whether or not you were tuned into its sarcastic frequency.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The study didn’t include actual body fat scans and instead depended on people’s own reports about their habits, which can make the results less reliable.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
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James had known Gjoshe for close to a decade and has retained a link by allowing the young full-back to oversee sessions at the Nigel James Elite Coaching academy, based in Wimbledon, south London.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The White House has relied for many of the tariffs on a 1970s statute designed to address economic emergencies.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The scene illustrated a transformation within Habitat for Humanity, which has since the 1970s relied on community members to help construct homes from their foundations to the roofs.—
Addie Costello,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ovechkin gathered the puck on his forehand, quickly turned it over to his backhand and whipped it into the net.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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His solo debut, Barbarian, made more than $45 million on a budget of less than $5 million, and now Warners was entrusting the actor turned director with a movie costing eight times that.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rozier and his friend, Deniro Laster, counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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With about 90% of ballots counted, California voters passed Proposition 50 by a wide margin, but results from the Sacramento region reflect a community split on the measure.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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