as in dependence
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Recent Examples of dependency
The malicious dependency was staged 18 hours in advance.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The credit is tied to where the child lives and who pays for care, not who claims the dependency exemption.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Stimulus payments reduced income dependency.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
This restructuring is further propelled by direct funding relationships, corporate partnerships, and platform dependencies involving Big Tech companies.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The credit is tied to where the child lives and who pays for care, not who claims the dependency exemption.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Stimulus payments reduced income dependency.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependency
Noun
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Decentralized is about reducing dependence on single points of failure or control, and prioritizing systems that don’t require everyone to trust one operator, one platform, or one bottleneck.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the Sumy region, where forests and ravines dominate, Ukrainian operators report greater dependence on such systems against Russian positions protected by netting and electronic warfare.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company’s reliance on coal has fallen significantly in the past decade.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the study found that reliance on Graduate PLUS loans — the program being eliminated that has often helped students fill in gaps like living expenses — is going up.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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