Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependents
Noun
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Despite having blood parasites and heart-worm disease, Sena was otherwise healthy, though her organs immediately gave her old age away.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025 -
That connection between parasites and environment is what excites her most.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The small-mouth bass go for the leeches, too.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Her book Saving Fish from Drowning, from drowning features a number of leeches.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mike Appel led the session from behind the board, with the engineer Louis Lahav at his side and a scattering of staff, friends, and other hangers-on lurking here and there.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This microgel, Cho believes, could be a versatile building block for many eco-friendly materials, including paper, film, and sponges.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nutrients from the Orinoco Delta make the waters particularly enticing to marine life and also help the island’s barrel sponges grow especially huge.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The citizens of Venezuela don't deserve to live under the tyrannical rule of Maduro or any of his henchmen!—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Dependents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependents. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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