as in depended
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 relied
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.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Badger warned that Iran and other adversaries have increasingly relied on unconventional tactics.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The nation has relied on releases from its strategic oil reserve, while seeking alternative sources of supply.
—Shoko Oda, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Microsoft, in turn, relied on OpenAI's technology to build its own AI assistant Copilot.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Instead, Germans relied on domestic sources of entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
That leaves firms which relied on cheap, abundant credit during the low-rate era of 2010s and early 2020s more exposed, with weaker companies struggling to roll over debt or exit investments.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
That complicates the fantasy that classic stoner movies once relied on.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Badger warned that Iran and other adversaries have increasingly relied on unconventional tactics.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The nation has relied on releases from its strategic oil reserve, while seeking alternative sources of supply.
—Shoko Oda, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Microsoft, in turn, relied on OpenAI's technology to build its own AI assistant Copilot.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Instead, Germans relied on domestic sources of entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
That leaves firms which relied on cheap, abundant credit during the low-rate era of 2010s and early 2020s more exposed, with weaker companies struggling to roll over debt or exit investments.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
That complicates the fantasy that classic stoner movies once relied on.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relied
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The Knicks had their backs against the wall and played like their season depended on that win.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hacking has always depended on skill, time, and patience.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
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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“Relied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relied. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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