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as in to rely
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 depend
The specific extent and locations depend on unpredictable currents and wind patterns, with annual peaks historically occurring in midsummer.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, much may depend on their vision for Nwaneri’s and Dowman’s ultimate positions — and the outcome of he former’s contract negotiations.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The fishing industry depends on fall-run Chinook, which migrate upstream to spawn from July through December.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Now, her survival depends on trusting a sympathetic police officer (Teyana Taylor) and a soothing friend (Sherri Shepherd).
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, much may depend on their vision for Nwaneri’s and Dowman’s ultimate positions — and the outcome of he former’s contract negotiations.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The fishing industry depends on fall-run Chinook, which migrate upstream to spawn from July through December.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Now, her survival depends on trusting a sympathetic police officer (Teyana Taylor) and a soothing friend (Sherri Shepherd).
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depend
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The report suggests that, while apparel is a top category in many markets, its stronghold varies by location based on pricing and delivery, which FlavorCloud contends should vary by region.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 May 2025
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Reducing Risk And Making Informed Decisions In traditional product development, decisions are often made based on stakeholder opinions, past experiences or gut instinct.—
Antara Dave,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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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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The web crawler provides training data for Anthropic’s AI tool, Claude, which relies on large language models (LLMs) that distill data and language.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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Today, in a world still healing from a global pandemic and grappling with economic, political and climate uncertainty, the temptation to turn inward is strong.—
Kendra MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The troop deployment is yet another extraordinary effort to quell simmering demonstrations across Los Angeles, some of which have turned violent, in protest of flash raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in recent days.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Some projects or clients are more important than others, and some ongoing tasks count more than others.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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That’s basically one for every 1,000 residents, but who’s counting?—
Peter Madonia,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Since there are only two speaking roles in the 47-minute piece, the success of the episode hinged greatly on casting.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Engage your abs and hinge forward at the hips, making sure your torso is almost parallel to the floor while maintaining a slight bend in your knees.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
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Rory McIlroy rode the struggle bus Friday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the second round of the RBC Canadian Open.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Carpenter continues to ride the high of her breakout album Short n’ Sweet.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Depend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depend. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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