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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
The more insurance coverage there is, the less reliance there should be on the cash-pay market.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Sustainable synthesis Using a biological middleman, this innovative method replaces the pharmaceutical industry’s heavy reliance on finite fossil fuels and toxic chemical synthesis with a sustainable circular carbon economy.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Scouts challenged the club’s reliance on statistical analysis.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Desai said the executive order is not an endorsement of any product or practice, but about strengthening national security by ending foreign reliance on chemicals important to the agricultural and military sectors.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Sustainable synthesis Using a biological middleman, this innovative method replaces the pharmaceutical industry’s heavy reliance on finite fossil fuels and toxic chemical synthesis with a sustainable circular carbon economy.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Scouts challenged the club’s reliance on statistical analysis.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Desai said the executive order is not an endorsement of any product or practice, but about strengthening national security by ending foreign reliance on chemicals important to the agricultural and military sectors.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliance
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Food & beverage Located just off the lobby entrance, Versante Hearth and Bar serves as both the hotel’s anchor and sporty social hub, open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and evening drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system — developed jointly with Boeing and tested against Iranian threats in 2024, 2025 and now 2026 — has become the anchor of a layered regional air-defense concept that Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are seeking to integrate more permanently.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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What follows is a slow unraveling as love curdles into manipulation and dependency.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The most immediate relief available is a pivot away from HBM dependency toward commodity DRAM architectures engineered specifically for AI’s requirements.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those are the kinds of films that used to make up the backbone of the industry and drew in audiences between the big tentpole hits.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Solar panels generate clean energy that powers the hotel, reducing Nhow’s dependence on the grid.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Solar, wind, nuclear, and geothermal power are expanding rapidly, reducing dependence on any single fuel or region.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Eco effort Restoration, preservation and locality are key pillars for property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Marylanders are voracious consumers of farm animals, and this industry is a vital pillar of the state’s economy.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliance. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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