dependencies

plural of dependency
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 This includes how the enterprise deliberately shapes its external capabilities, interfaces, standards, data exchanges and commercial dependencies without allowing the vehicle to become an uncontrolled collection of third-party technologies. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 There are now 17 African countries and two dependencies that have French as their official language or as one of multiple official languages. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026
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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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“Dependencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependencies. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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