as in dependences
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Recent Examples of dependencies
These images hold an application’s source code and all the tools, dependencies, and libraries an application’s code needs to run as a container.
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Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The new framework removes these dependencies by learning from non-visual sensor data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
—Jim Tankersley Christina Goldbaum Meaghan Tobin W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
In the United States, federal guidance now emphasizes the importance of inventorying cloud dependencies and reducing reliance on a single provider.
—Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
But not all dependencies are equivalent.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Third-party code, tools, or other dependencies that the system relies on and can be exploited for malicious intent are known to cause these.
—Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The system tracks timing and dependencies without demanding constant attention.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The new framework removes these dependencies by learning from non-visual sensor data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
—Jim Tankersley Christina Goldbaum Meaghan Tobin W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
In the United States, federal guidance now emphasizes the importance of inventorying cloud dependencies and reducing reliance on a single provider.
—Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
But not all dependencies are equivalent.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Third-party code, tools, or other dependencies that the system relies on and can be exploited for malicious intent are known to cause these.
—Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The system tracks timing and dependencies without demanding constant attention.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependencies
dependences
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So, here was Ondaatje just writing about his day-t0-day, grappling with the intense swings of emotion any parent must reckon with as their children grow into autonomy, forever leaving behind the heartbreakingly sweet (and frequently tedious) dependences of childhood.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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