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as in conditional
determined by something else
our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out
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as in parasite
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Recent Examples of dependent
Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Factors like insurance status, a patient’s residency, retirement income, investment income, social security and number of dependents also can impact financial assistance even if patients are within the qualifying FPL.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Natalia’s story grabbed the attention of the public in 2019 when Indiana prosecutors leveled charges against the Barnetts for allegedly neglecting a dependent.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Factors like insurance status, a patient’s residency, retirement income, investment income, social security and number of dependents also can impact financial assistance even if patients are within the qualifying FPL.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Making his point, Cici said that biodiversity and the health of natural ecosystems are crucial enablers of growth as about half of global GDP, or $55 trillion, is moderately or heavily dependent on them.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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But with so many dangling threads, there’s already a clamor amongst the viewers and the cast/crew for another season.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Villa completed Elliott’s acquisition on an initial season-long loan, with a conditional obligation to make the transfer permanent next summer, dependent on Elliott making 10 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The mother was sentenced to conditional discharge after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge, per the release.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These methods sort through the DNA in a sample looking for specific genes that are signatures of parasites like pinworms, as well as bacterial pathogens.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Extreme temperatures, parasites, viruses, fungi, and bacteria are also major dangers.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Local 802 will bring the tentative agreement to the members for ratification.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the tentative agreements still need to be ratified by union members.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tatum and Bullock have spoken about filming the leech scene together before.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Lightly scrub with a sponge or soft brush, then remove the product.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plants act like sponges, Martineau explained.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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