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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Plug Power – Shares rallied 13% after the electrical equipment manufacturing company reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the second quarter.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
However, when the invite couple living upstairs from them — Hawk (Norton) and Piña (Cruz) — to dinner, the night takes a stranger turn with enigmatic couple than Joe and Angela expected.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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