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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times
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as in dependency
the quality or state of needing something or someone
a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip
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Recent Examples of reliance
This is the first time Apple has used its own modem on an iPhone, reducing its reliance on Intel or Qualcomm for cellular connectivity.
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Sourcing the minerals from Ukraine would reduce future reliance on Russia and China.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Nine of 10 respondents said Canada should reduce its reliance on the United States.
—Kate Linthicum and Denis Calnan Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2025
As widely expected, the White House has run out of patience for Europe's reliance on Washington to carry the bulk of the burden with defense spending.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Sourcing the minerals from Ukraine would reduce future reliance on Russia and China.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Nine of 10 respondents said Canada should reduce its reliance on the United States.
—Kate Linthicum and Denis Calnan Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2025
As widely expected, the White House has run out of patience for Europe's reliance on Washington to carry the bulk of the burden with defense spending.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliance
Noun
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Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights at 6-7PM/ET), chief political anchor of the network and co-anchor of the network’s election coverage.—
Bret Baier,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The words hold a special meaning for the morning anchor.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Those calls could include requests for help with mental health crises, drug and chemical dependencies, memory care and senior care issues.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The result is a system that makes traditional notions of childhood – with its unwieldy dependencies, its inefficient play and its demands for attention and care – increasingly untenable.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Potential Positives Of Tariffs There is a potential that U.S. companies will increase domestic development of products and reduce international dependence.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Beijing's concerted efforts in recent years to greatly reduce its dependence on U.S supplies has put it in a stronger position to target U.S farm goods with less impact to its food security and greater harm to U.S farmers compared to a 2018 trade war during Trump's first administration.—
Mei Mei Chu and Ella Cao,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This simple principle is the backbone of all healthy relationships.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Such alliances have been the backbone of U.S. foreign policy and have distinguished the U.S. from other past global superpowers.—
Matthew Clary,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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By focusing on these 13 key pillars, India is weaving a future where tradition meets technology, and growth is inclusive and sustainable.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Its distinctive shape, featuring dramatic overhanging concrete floors supported by thick pillars, gives it a futuristic appearance.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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His facial contortions and cramped muscles, increasing incrementally as his condition worsens, are essential — and punishing — elements of the performance, but Redmayne doesn't rely on them as a crutch.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Businesses that embrace the new content quality paradigm use AI as a tool (not a crutch) and prioritize high-value backlinks will have a clear edge.—
Nick Zviadadze,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliance. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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