reliant

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Recent Examples of reliant But Sudan and Egypt, both heavily reliant on the Nile’s waters for irrigation and electricity, have said the dam threatens national security, claims that Addis Ababa has rejected. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Conventional synthetic fertilizers are based on a century-old process that’s heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Build Your Trust Strategy Building transparent relationships with customers will help overcome the public trust deficit and ensure a company is not reliant on regulatory bodies for its credibility. Matt Lowe, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Nepal’s economy is heavily reliant on money sent home by Nepalis living abroad. Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
Adjective
  • The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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