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as in relies
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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Recent Examples of depends
Whether gold coins are better than gold bars depends on your priorities.
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Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s especially powerful when millions, or even billions, of dollars are at stake, and when approval depends on staying in the government’s good graces.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The offense is the greater concern, and much depends on how much Jensen and right fielder Jac Caglianone contribute.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The richness of literature depends on what many people now call bibliodiversity.
—Julie Finch, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The asset mix that’s appropriate for you depends on your tolerance for risk, but generally, portfolios with higher stock allocations have tended to outperform those tilted toward bonds over the long term.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Today it is critically endangered because dams are blocking its route to spawning grounds and overfishing at migration bottlenecks is killing the large adults that the population depends on.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But like most things that sound too good to be true, there’s a catch, and how smoothly things unfold for a tourist in this rugged corner of the world depends on one’s trust, tolerance and patience.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Our future — especially that of our children — depends on it.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s especially powerful when millions, or even billions, of dollars are at stake, and when approval depends on staying in the government’s good graces.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The offense is the greater concern, and much depends on how much Jensen and right fielder Jac Caglianone contribute.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The richness of literature depends on what many people now call bibliodiversity.
—Julie Finch, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The asset mix that’s appropriate for you depends on your tolerance for risk, but generally, portfolios with higher stock allocations have tended to outperform those tilted toward bonds over the long term.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Today it is critically endangered because dams are blocking its route to spawning grounds and overfishing at migration bottlenecks is killing the large adults that the population depends on.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But like most things that sound too good to be true, there’s a catch, and how smoothly things unfold for a tourist in this rugged corner of the world depends on one’s trust, tolerance and patience.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Our future — especially that of our children — depends on it.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depends
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The project has dragged on for four years, and Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, founder of a farmworker advocacy group called ALAS, said the problem at 555 Kelly rests at the local level.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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And America’s constitutional system, unlike Russia’s, rests on consent of the governed.—
Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has its own navy that also relies on smaller vessels to do swarm attacks and drop mines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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My direct experience as a managing partner in a VC firm suggests that startups and venture firms would be particularly hit as their deal-sourcing often relies on tech transfer offices.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of the show, their survival relationship turns into a strange, human relationship.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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McConnell, who turns 37 next month, was officially introduced as the 28th head coach in Saint Mary’s history on Wednesday, succeeding Bennett, who left the school after 25 years to become Arizona State’s next head coach.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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One text counts for one vote, and viewers can send up to 10 texts per contestant.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yes, our heroine is Mary Bennet, she of the off-key singing voice and affinity for vibe-killing piano concertos, a young woman who doesn’t care that men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses and counts a day of being ignored by her family as a lucky escape from being mocked.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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A lot then rides on the international haul, which right now is a little less than half of its overall total.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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