RELIED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

relied (on or upon)

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past tense of rely (on or upon)

as in counted (on or upon)

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If funding is secured soon, construction could begin as early as mid-2027 and is expected to take about three years to complete.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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