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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
How each block froze depended heavily on overnight temperatures and how quickly the water solidified.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Many families depended on income from knitting and spinning, which women usually did between other tasks, including carrying peat for fuel across hillsides in all weathers.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Our legal and historical notions of agency have long depended on physical embodiment—the sanctity of a single, identifiable body.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Damion Downs, the USMNT forward formerly of Koln, has been signed on loan from Southampton and will be depended upon to help cure that issue and keep Merlin Polzin’s side out of danger.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
These effects depended on two proteins that act as gatekeepers to control the activity of dopamine neurons and dopamine levels.
—Habibeh Khoshbouei, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
In practice, the outcome depended on what was being taught.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Blanc’s business depended on selling franchises and his patented machines.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Many families depended on income from knitting and spinning, which women usually did between other tasks, including carrying peat for fuel across hillsides in all weathers.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Our legal and historical notions of agency have long depended on physical embodiment—the sanctity of a single, identifiable body.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Damion Downs, the USMNT forward formerly of Koln, has been signed on loan from Southampton and will be depended upon to help cure that issue and keep Merlin Polzin’s side out of danger.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
These effects depended on two proteins that act as gatekeepers to control the activity of dopamine neurons and dopamine levels.
—Habibeh Khoshbouei, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
In practice, the outcome depended on what was being taught.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Blanc’s business depended on selling franchises and his patented machines.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
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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