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as in relies
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 depends
Above all, Europe’s ability to turn technical reform into reality depends on the willingness of its 27 members to act as one unit—the new agenda calls for removing national barriers and regulatory differences sector by sector.
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Jessica Jurkschat, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
When care depends on long travel, patients often decline to make the trip.
—Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
How to get your Christmas cactus to bloom during your holiday festivities depends on both light and temperature.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
The decision to rake fallen leaves mainly depends on your lawn care goals.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Your best tone depends on your data, domain and goals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
For Willison, who is known in the software world for tinkering with new tools and developing open-source ones, the productivity bump from using AI depends on choosing appropriate uses and having relevant expertise.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The answer depends on your grass type and local climate—and getting it right can mean a healthier, greener lawn come spring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Whether those come or not, Dallas’ success likely depends on Prescott, Lamb, Pickens and the rest of the offense.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Jessica Jurkschat, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
When care depends on long travel, patients often decline to make the trip.
—Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
How to get your Christmas cactus to bloom during your holiday festivities depends on both light and temperature.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
The decision to rake fallen leaves mainly depends on your lawn care goals.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Your best tone depends on your data, domain and goals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
For Willison, who is known in the software world for tinkering with new tools and developing open-source ones, the productivity bump from using AI depends on choosing appropriate uses and having relevant expertise.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The answer depends on your grass type and local climate—and getting it right can mean a healthier, greener lawn come spring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Whether those come or not, Dallas’ success likely depends on Prescott, Lamb, Pickens and the rest of the offense.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depends
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Barring an injury-recovery miracle, Dalton is going to start this game as Young rests his problematic ankle.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Instead, that power rests exclusively with Congress, the brief said.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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This, of course, is trivial compared to the risk the Colorado River Basin’s shrinking snowpack poses to nearly every Southwest settlement, livelihood and life form that relies on its steady trickle downstream.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Every day, 46-year-old Sharod Knox relies on his nurse and on Wanda Knox, his 69-year-old aunt, to keep him breathing and fed, to monitor his ventilator, and to handle the constant routines that make staying home possible.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Estonia also provides paid parental leave/benefit that can be used until a child turns three.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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To spot the exact moment water turns into exotic ice, scientists used powerful X-ray beams at a synchrotron.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My suite — a tidy 118 square feet — manages a double bed, sofa, table and two armchairs and the kind of bathroom where a Dyson hairdryer counts as standard issue.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Its leading position is also given by its widespread presence, as the company counts more than 300 employees across 18 territories and plans to grow to 500 employees in the coming years through its strategy of sustained yet selective expansion via partnerships with local players.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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But for now, as long as Microsoft rides the AI wave, so does its CEO’s pay.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Awe rides along within the fascinations of physics.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Depends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depends. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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