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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His future with the franchise is likely dependent on whether guys higher up on the pecking order end up elsewhere rather than his own play.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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