as in dependent
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Recent Examples of reliant
Congress should then begin phasing out welfare programs in a manner that does not harm those currently reliant on the programs.
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Ron Paul, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Athletes, theater aficionados, modern laboratories, libraries and entrenchments will embrace the few, leaving the majority emotionally and educationally reliant on their laptops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
That strategy is reliant, however, on the jurors to some degree not believing their eyes.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2025
These species are not as reliant on receiving water as often as other ferns.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
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Ron Paul, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Athletes, theater aficionados, modern laboratories, libraries and entrenchments will embrace the few, leaving the majority emotionally and educationally reliant on their laptops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
That strategy is reliant, however, on the jurors to some degree not believing their eyes.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2025
These species are not as reliant on receiving water as often as other ferns.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The new law made married women dependent citizens; their citizenship status was now entirely derived from that of their husbands.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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