as in dependence
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 dependency
Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Nowrasteh was accused of undercounting in previous research and had his prior work on welfare dependency and immigration debunked by conservative critics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
As airlines push more passengers toward in-flight Wi-Fi, attackers are finding ways to exploit that dependency.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
So there’s a co-dependency, definitely.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Nowrasteh was accused of undercounting in previous research and had his prior work on welfare dependency and immigration debunked by conservative critics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
As airlines push more passengers toward in-flight Wi-Fi, attackers are finding ways to exploit that dependency.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
So there’s a co-dependency, definitely.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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But that ease can become dependence or even detachment from reality.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since then, China has invested heavily in research and development and pursued a range of industrial policies aimed at upgrading their technological and production prowess and reducing their dependence on foreign competitors.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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But since then, Sandu has ended Moldova’s near-total reliance on Russian gas and arranged new imports from Europe.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under the measures announced by Lightbound, who cited the evolving reliance on postal services, Canada Post would also be able to raise the price of stamps more frequently.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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