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
Alpert is a creature of comfort and relies on her EtúHome Handthrown mug to welcome in the day.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the first to feel the pinch during this shutdown could be the 7 million mothers and young children who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Those who rely on medication to fall asleep might see themselves in LC3, while people who routinely get by on five or six hours could fit the LC4.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
So, at the end of the day, companies like ours rely on you.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the first to feel the pinch during this shutdown could be the 7 million mothers and young children who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Those who rely on medication to fall asleep might see themselves in LC3, while people who routinely get by on five or six hours could fit the LC4.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
So, at the end of the day, companies like ours rely on you.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rely
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Whether those come or not, Dallas’ success likely depends on Prescott, Lamb, Pickens and the rest of the offense.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Davidson and the Blackhawks are counting on it.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The inspector counted about 53 pieces of rodent poop, including 20 in the kitchen under a storage rack and 15 in a storage area under the ice bin and storage shelves and another 15 under a flip-top cooler.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Rely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rely. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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