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as in relied
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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Recent Examples of depended
The Knicks had their backs against the wall and played like their season depended on that win.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Hacking has always depended on skill, time, and patience.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Taylor has depended highly on her the last three seasons as Providence has built a strong program, winning sectional titles each of the last two years.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
That strategy depended on other Democratic candidates stepping aside.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Such behavior has proved deeply disturbing to restaurant owners that had depended on intoxicating beverages to make up for small margins on food sales.
—Lois K. Solomon, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Prior administrations — fom Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden — typically depended on geopolitical experts in international law, history, or intelligence, such as George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
And Netanyahu has depended on him since long before any of this.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Hacking has always depended on skill, time, and patience.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Taylor has depended highly on her the last three seasons as Providence has built a strong program, winning sectional titles each of the last two years.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
That strategy depended on other Democratic candidates stepping aside.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Such behavior has proved deeply disturbing to restaurant owners that had depended on intoxicating beverages to make up for small margins on food sales.
—Lois K. Solomon, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Prior administrations — fom Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden — typically depended on geopolitical experts in international law, history, or intelligence, such as George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
And Netanyahu has depended on him since long before any of this.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended
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Polyamory is nothing new in California, and certainly not in Oakland, which in 2024 became the first city in the state to outlaw discrimination based on family structure — a move meant in part to protect multiple partners’ rights to manage a medical emergency in the hospital.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sea water flowing into the tanks is controlled with inlet valves and will vary based on the needs of the experiment.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Previous attempts at extracting uranium ions have relied on a passive system in which adsorbents remain stationary and wait for uranium ions to pass through them for trapping.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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To make the discovery, NASA Perseverance relied on its SuperCam instrument — a sophisticated system equipped with two lasers and cameras.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Knueppel, who was a one-and-done at Duke just like Flagg but turned 20 before his NBA career started, became the first rookie to lead the league in 3-pointers with 273.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Butajevas, who turned 19 on March 27, arrives to coach Todd Golden’s team with a prototypical European skill set at nearly 6-foot-10.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Making the method more practical will depend on increasing how quickly atoms can be captured and counted.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the first 10 days of Israel’s March offensive, CNN counted 523 buildings destroyed across 22 communities.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Depended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depended. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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