as in depended
to place reliance or trust
rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
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Recent Examples of relied
In 2023-24, all bar the traditional ‘Big Six’ sides relied on broadcasting income for over half of their total annual revenue.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The audit concluded that the district relied on a loophole to bypass a competitive bidding process, using an exemption that allows revenue-generating contracts under $50,000 to proceed without formal solicitation.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, Palestinians have relied on the Allenby Crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge or Al-Karama Crossing, as the main route to exit the West Bank without having to enter Israel.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Instead, Ukraine has relied on a game designed by civilians to rank and reward its best commanders.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, Father Joe’s has relied on private donors to overhaul the Paul Mirabile Center.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Plants relied on sulfuric acid and caustic soda to leach and separate.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Ars reached out to Dell Technologies about the school district's situation and the impact that higher VMware prices have on organizations that have relied on Dell technology tied to VMware.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Major League Baseball has relied on the minor leagues to develop talent and help build big league rosters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The audit concluded that the district relied on a loophole to bypass a competitive bidding process, using an exemption that allows revenue-generating contracts under $50,000 to proceed without formal solicitation.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, Palestinians have relied on the Allenby Crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge or Al-Karama Crossing, as the main route to exit the West Bank without having to enter Israel.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Instead, Ukraine has relied on a game designed by civilians to rank and reward its best commanders.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, Father Joe’s has relied on private donors to overhaul the Paul Mirabile Center.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Plants relied on sulfuric acid and caustic soda to leach and separate.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Ars reached out to Dell Technologies about the school district's situation and the impact that higher VMware prices have on organizations that have relied on Dell technology tied to VMware.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Major League Baseball has relied on the minor leagues to develop talent and help build big league rosters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relied
Verb
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Over time, wearers depended less on these cues as their natural control improved.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As a result, civil rights leaders insisted that the pursuit of equality depended on freedom for unpopular speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Having said the previous day that 17 had died, the fire department adjusted that to 14, saying some casualties had been counted twice.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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But with his pedigree, he’ll be counted on to do more.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Relied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relied. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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