as in dependence
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Recent Examples of dependency
The original promise of the Israeli state was to end, once and for all, the dependency and the powerlessness of an exilic people who had suffered antisemitic persecution for centuries—a dark history that reached its nadir in the Nazi death camps.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Still, the country has a long way to go to cut its dependency on China in some key areas, Backeberg told CNBC.
—Sam Meredith,dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 June 2025
The charges included one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder; three counts of cruelty to children in the first degree; three counts of false imprisonment; three counts of contributing to the dependency of a minor; and three counts of kidnapping.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 June 2025
Consumers will soon be freed from their dependency on a smartphone and instead will be able to seamlessly interact with an array of secondary compute devices and displays throughout the environment to visualize data and transact.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Still, the country has a long way to go to cut its dependency on China in some key areas, Backeberg told CNBC.
—Sam Meredith,dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 June 2025
The charges included one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder; three counts of cruelty to children in the first degree; three counts of false imprisonment; three counts of contributing to the dependency of a minor; and three counts of kidnapping.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 June 2025
Consumers will soon be freed from their dependency on a smartphone and instead will be able to seamlessly interact with an array of secondary compute devices and displays throughout the environment to visualize data and transact.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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Frequent use can disrupt normal bowel function and lead to laxative dependence or chronic constipation.7 Only use castor oil under medical guidance.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
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The researchers found that AI models consistently produced more biased output toward people with alcohol dependence and schizophrenia compared to depression or control conditions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Bottom of the list was Alaska, which scored poorly across all categories, and whose economy has been weighed down by its reliance on oil, CNBC said.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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This question is very important given China’s reliance on coal.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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