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as in conditional
determined by something else
our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out
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as in parasite
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Recent Examples of dependent
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The rules had applied only to recipients aged 18 to 54 without a physical or mental disability and who don’t have dependents.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Water supply concerns grow with each passing day since the region is so dependent on spring snow runoff for its dry season water supplies, Schumacher said.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
London’s rule changes throttled student dependents and some work routes, while emigration ticked up.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The rules had applied only to recipients aged 18 to 54 without a physical or mental disability and who don’t have dependents.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Naru aside, Killer of Killers and Badlands have left a few dangling story threads.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Until her proceedings are formally corrected and safeguards are enforced, Dulce's freedom remains conditional, and the risk that this could happen again to her or to others remains very real.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That reliance, however, is deeply conditional.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The challenges in killing a parasite Trying to kill an acanthamoeba while protecting the eye is complicated.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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There's no shortage of parasites eating away at her sanity.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Max Houser 6-Tier Hanging Closet Shelf Instantly create more hanging space with this fabric shelving unit that makes use of otherwise dead vertical space.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Dec. 2025
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Attorneys for the families said a tentative settlement has been reached, pending school board approval.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the interim, a tentative March 3 trial date has been set for the remaining rape charge, even as Weinstein appears to be mulling a guilty plea.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ancestors of leeches were unlikely to have sucked blood.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don't forget that sponges can also be placed on the top rack to remove bacteria and grime.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Apply the paste to the glass door using a sponge.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Remember how in 2023 when swarms of these surly, entitled freeloaders suddenly materialized – in Terminal E, of all places.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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