as in depends
to place reliance or trust
rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
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Recent Examples of relies
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.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Russia relies on its vast revenues from oil production to help sustain its ongoing war with Ukraine.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The move marks a dramatic break from the government's process to fund the military, which relies on funding appropriated from Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Video generation relies on a variety of models, according to a Perplexity representative, even though its support documentation mentions only Veo 3.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The Little Rock Compassion Center is one of many charities that relies on donations to provide food to those in need.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Unlike lithium-ion technology, which currently dominates the energy storage market and relies on expensive, environmentally damaging materials, sodium is far more abundant and widely available.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
But friction is where stories begin, and people love telling stories about Costco—which relies on word of mouth rather than advertising.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Russia relies on its vast revenues from oil production to help sustain its ongoing war with Ukraine.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The move marks a dramatic break from the government's process to fund the military, which relies on funding appropriated from Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Video generation relies on a variety of models, according to a Perplexity representative, even though its support documentation mentions only Veo 3.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The Little Rock Compassion Center is one of many charities that relies on donations to provide food to those in need.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Unlike lithium-ion technology, which currently dominates the energy storage market and relies on expensive, environmentally damaging materials, sodium is far more abundant and widely available.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
But friction is where stories begin, and people love telling stories about Costco—which relies on word of mouth rather than advertising.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relies
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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.—
Jessica Jurkschat,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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When care depends on long travel, patients often decline to make the trip.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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“Relies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relies. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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