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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
Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Crucially, spouses and dependents receive immediate work permits, supporting household stability and integration.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
And Taiwan's currency has appreciated sharply this year against the U.S. dollar, a hindrance for an economy so heavily dependent on exports.
—Satviki Sanjay Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Taylor initially applied for Medicaid in May 2019 under the alias Candace Sailor, listing a bi-weekly income of $1,900 and no dependents, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Crucially, spouses and dependents receive immediate work permits, supporting household stability and integration.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Noun
Additionally, while the other options factored in all the other people the borrower lived with in their home, RAP only adjusts a $50 monthly payment reduction for a dependent child.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
And Taiwan's currency has appreciated sharply this year against the U.S. dollar, a hindrance for an economy so heavily dependent on exports.
—Satviki Sanjay Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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In the spring of 2025, more than 12,000 students in Riverside County were proactively offered conditional admission to CSU.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Perry: What needs to happen is an end to the war with reconstruction (as opposed to humanitarian) aid completely conditional on Hamas disarming and leaving, with the people allowed to exit as refugees if Hamas refuses.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He and some Prodigy soldiers are sent to the Maginot crash site to look for survivors, but two of them are quickly picked off by a blood-sucking parasite.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Unbeknownst to them, that stomach issue was actually a parasite.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Such funding decisions remain tentative to change, said Brian Pedro, director for the Department of Community Response, on Tuesday.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Johnson similarly noted the deal’s tentative nature.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When the writer Mary Roach went to visit the Mütter offices, Hicks greeted her with one of his pet leeches hanging from his arm.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Stay close to the leaders and lifters and move away from the loafers and leeches.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For dried or sticky grease, Marshall suggests switching to dish soap diluted in water and rubbing gently with a soft sponge or microfiber cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lesson is to let the film be like a sponge that attracts what happens in the world at that moment and captures it.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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In what qualifies as high concept by Madea-movie standards, the character is transplanted to a resort in the Bahamas along with her family and the usual hangers-on.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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