as in to depend
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 rely
Soil Improvers Large-scale orchards often rely on synthetic fertilizers to help fruit trees produce better.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Tesla and other automakers have relied on incentives for years to drum up demand, but Trump promised during the transition to end the subsidy.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million now relies on such aid after widespread destruction of agriculture and markets as well as a recent Israeli blockade of two and a half months.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Beyond the iffy climate benefit lie broader concerns about what this means for the transit systems in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, and Baltimore—and the people who rely on them.
—Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 7 June 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Tesla and other automakers have relied on incentives for years to drum up demand, but Trump promised during the transition to end the subsidy.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million now relies on such aid after widespread destruction of agriculture and markets as well as a recent Israeli blockade of two and a half months.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Beyond the iffy climate benefit lie broader concerns about what this means for the transit systems in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, and Baltimore—and the people who rely on them.
—Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rely
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A lot of the market is waiting for a resolution here because other project sales depend on it.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Clients depend on Snowflake for data storage and management through its cloud platform.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Some projects or clients are more important than others, and some ongoing tasks count more than others.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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That’s basically one for every 1,000 residents, but who’s counting?—
Peter Madonia,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Rely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rely. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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