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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times
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as in dependency
the quality or state of needing something or someone
a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip
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Recent Examples of reliance
Such a shift in China’s economy would encourage domestic production and innovation and accelerate efforts to reduce reliance on foreign markets.
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Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
To address this, federal authorities are implementing fiber optic improvements and developing a new radar center in Philadelphia to reduce the reliance on New York's outdated infrastructure.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
With a reliance on EA’s intellectual property—namely data and images extracted from the popular Ultimate Team mode—Futbin and its peers were once seen as a nuisance at Redwood City, Calif., headquarters.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Carpenter criticized the Sheriff Department’s reliance on mobile ranges to save on cost.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
To address this, federal authorities are implementing fiber optic improvements and developing a new radar center in Philadelphia to reduce the reliance on New York's outdated infrastructure.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
With a reliance on EA’s intellectual property—namely data and images extracted from the popular Ultimate Team mode—Futbin and its peers were once seen as a nuisance at Redwood City, Calif., headquarters.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Carpenter criticized the Sheriff Department’s reliance on mobile ranges to save on cost.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliance
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One of the most striking parts of the show is the Kells' home, the Cliff House, a sprawling mansion with a massive anchor sunken into the front of the house.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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On Wednesday, May 21, morning news anchor Olivia Jaquith opened her live, three-hour telecast with some exciting news about her incoming baby, who was already two days past his due date.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Though there’s a conversation about reducing the industry’s dependency on fossil fuels, Simon Giuliani, Candiani Denim’s global marketing director, said one challenge as a producer and manufacturer is investing in new technology that brands may or may not adopt.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act to declare a national emergency due to U.S. dependence on Russia and China for enriched uranium, nuclear fuel processing and inputs for advance reactors, according to a draft summary viewed by Reuters.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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Four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the forthcoming orders aim to simplify the regulatory process for approving new nuclear reactors and to strengthen nuclear fuel supply chains amid mounting concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Together, these technologies are forming the backbone of the modern smart city.—
Hemanth Volikatla,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Small businesses, the backbone of the economy, are bearing the brunt of these actions.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Each prompt targets one of her four pillars of healthy workplace relationships—trust, belonging, recognition, and collective resilience—and it’s designed to be played at an off-site meeting, while onboarding a new employee, during a one-on-one check-in, or at an after-work happy hour.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 May 2025
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These unbreakable pillars create the framework everything else fits around.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Dejan Kulusevski, who underwent knee surgery last week, dancing around as fast as his crutches and bulky brace would allow.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But then all of those things became crutches and started really infiltrating his presidency in a serious way to the point that even cabinet meetings, even after the cameras left, were highly scripted.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
20 May 2025
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“Reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliance. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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