as in depends
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 relies
Momentum driven Rather than attempting to predict which sectors or themes will dominate, Brown said the strategy relies on the collective judgment of investors already voting with their dollars.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 30 May 2026
What’s odd is that, despite huge advances in satellites themselves, much of the physical infrastructure connecting those spacecraft to Earth still relies on large mechanically steered dishes, a model increasingly strained by the rise of massive low-Earth-orbit constellations.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Much of the world’s energy security, especially European efforts to diversify supply sources, relies on energy transiting the region.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
However, this state relies on keeping temperatures, current levels, and magnetic forces below strict physical limits.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Snowflake relies heavily on Amazon and is doubling down on the cloud provider because of the quality of its chip performance, Ramaswamy said.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Zoe’s game is also different; while Alyssa and Gisele are both exceptionally fast, Zoe relies more on her skill.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Currently, the authority relies heavily on revenue from two taxes that bring in about $13 million annually.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Daily Brief, a new Gemini feature rolling out to paid users after its introduction at Google I/O this week, relies heavily on that data to deliver a daily, personalized morning summary with actionable details from Gmail, Calendar, and other parts of Drive.
—Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Yun Li, CNBC, 30 May 2026
What’s odd is that, despite huge advances in satellites themselves, much of the physical infrastructure connecting those spacecraft to Earth still relies on large mechanically steered dishes, a model increasingly strained by the rise of massive low-Earth-orbit constellations.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Much of the world’s energy security, especially European efforts to diversify supply sources, relies on energy transiting the region.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
However, this state relies on keeping temperatures, current levels, and magnetic forces below strict physical limits.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Snowflake relies heavily on Amazon and is doubling down on the cloud provider because of the quality of its chip performance, Ramaswamy said.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Zoe’s game is also different; while Alyssa and Gisele are both exceptionally fast, Zoe relies more on her skill.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Currently, the authority relies heavily on revenue from two taxes that bring in about $13 million annually.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Daily Brief, a new Gemini feature rolling out to paid users after its introduction at Google I/O this week, relies heavily on that data to deliver a daily, personalized morning summary with actionable details from Gmail, Calendar, and other parts of Drive.
—Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relies
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Democrats asked whether that includes federal court orders, and Mullin responded that depends on whether a higher court overturns a ruling.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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All depends on voters approving a tax hike of around 4 cents on a $10 purchase to help finance passenger rail service.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Kenny is going through her things and counts 26 black T-shirts.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The expanding bloc, which also counts South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia as members, accounts for about 40 percent of global gross domestic product and around 26 percent of worldwide trade.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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“Relies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relies. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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