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
North Miami did it first In his opinion, Wysong relied in part on a recent case against the city of North Miami.
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Edmonton doesn’t have a large group of scorers among wingers, and this roster (as presented here) would be relying on Connor Brown to post between 15 and 20 goals in a support role.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
In Florida alone, more than 4 million residents rely on them to purchase insurance.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The acquisition is an enormous upgrade—both quantitatively and qualitatively—for the country’s air force, which hitherto relied on just over a dozen aged MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters and subsonic Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Edmonton doesn’t have a large group of scorers among wingers, and this roster (as presented here) would be relying on Connor Brown to post between 15 and 20 goals in a support role.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
In Florida alone, more than 4 million residents rely on them to purchase insurance.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The acquisition is an enormous upgrade—both quantitatively and qualitatively—for the country’s air force, which hitherto relied on just over a dozen aged MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters and subsonic Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rely
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Much depends on the role of Manuela Giugliano, likely to play as a deep midfielder rather than the No 10 position she is often deployed in at Roma.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The tariffs generally range from 7.5% to 25%, depending on the item.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Ballots that had that candidate ranked at the top will then have their votes counted toward their next preferred candidate.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
25 June 2025
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With more than 81% of ballots counted, unofficial returns from the city Board of Elections showed Mamdani holding a roughly 8% lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has generally polled as the primary’s front-runner.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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“Rely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rely. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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