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as in conditional
determined by something else
our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out
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as in parasite
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Recent Examples of dependent
Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Zelensky Gets Boost in Ukraine After Heated Clash With Donald Trump: Poll
Many young adults are dependent on credit cards, particularly as the cost of living crisis continues.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Below are the compensation rates for single veterans and those with all types of dependents:
The maximum basic amount available to veterans is $4,544.23, paid only to those with one child, a spouse and two parents.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The timing of the Phase 3 readout will be dependent on case accruals.
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Zelensky Gets Boost in Ukraine After Heated Clash With Donald Trump: Poll
Many young adults are dependent on credit cards, particularly as the cost of living crisis continues.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
But after two decades of fruitless wars that drained American resources and destabilized vital regions, political leadership requires prioritizing core national interests, not endlessly underwriting the security of dependents.
—Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Below are the compensation rates for single veterans and those with all types of dependents:
The maximum basic amount available to veterans is $4,544.23, paid only to those with one child, a spouse and two parents.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
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The Jets gave the Packers a 2023 second-rounder, a 2023 sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-rounder that would have become a first-round pick if Rodgers had played 65% of the snaps in 2024.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Outrage follows conditional release of CT cannibal killer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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DeMille, a social media specialist with a background in marketing, has highlighted influencers using the Los Angeles wildfires to peddle detoxes, fear mongering about parasites, and making claims about supplements that sound different than the disclaimers on the product's websites.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are a variety of organisms that can cause pneumonia, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
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This playful hanging figure will give your trick-or-treaters and guests a laugh instead of a fright.—
Wendy Vazquez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2023
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Scout has gained tentative approval in his first week on the job in his sophomore nesting season.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Levine and the developer, Bruce Teitelbaum, have struck a tentative deal as part of the rezoning process that could help the project get over the finish line nearly three years after an initial attempt to secure approval spectacularly imploded, causing a political firestorm.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Are you surrounded by individuals who drain your energy (i.e., leeches and loafers)?—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Moist mode removed air effectively without letting liquid leech too far toward the chamber.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Things take a turn when Smokey's drug supplier demands $200 by 10 PM or they'll be killed, but the pair is easily distracted by conflicts with the resident bully, Craig's jealous girlfriend, and various neighborhood moochers and petty criminals.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2024
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The hikes, which go into effect on September 1, are part of a larger effort to crack down on membership moochers and boost revenue for the warehouse chain.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
11 July 2024
Noun
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Scrub with a sponge or dishcloth, using a Mr. Clean Eraser for tough spots.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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Björk’s infamous 2001 Oscars swan dress takes flight as a delicate pavlova with passion fruit ganache, while Jennifer Lopez’s game-changing green Versace number appears as a tropical coconut mousse with pineapple-lime chutney on pistachio sponge.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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In a government that is already owned and operated by far-right cranks and hangers-on, Bongino can only do so much damage on his own.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hackett, his bungalow neighbor Faye Greener (Karen Black), her vaudevillian has-been father (Burgess Meredith), assorted whores, hangers-on, venal studio executives, and a WASPy lunk — auspiciously named Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland) — suckered by Hollywood’s erotic promise.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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