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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times
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as in dependency
the quality or state of needing something or someone
a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip
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Recent Examples of reliance
Manfred is described as accelerating baseball’s shift from traditional scouting to greater reliance on analytics.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies, its officers, employees, affiliates and partners shall not be liable to any person in any way whatsoever for any losses, costs, or claims for your reliance on this material.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
How to Watch Royals vs Braves Atlanta continues to operate with one of the deepest lineups in the sport, built around sustained production rather than reliance on a single hitter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Van Winkle said the case raises broader concerns about the district’s reliance on outside contracts, which has been a key sticking point in ongoing labor negotiations.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies, its officers, employees, affiliates and partners shall not be liable to any person in any way whatsoever for any losses, costs, or claims for your reliance on this material.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
How to Watch Royals vs Braves Atlanta continues to operate with one of the deepest lineups in the sport, built around sustained production rather than reliance on a single hitter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Van Winkle said the case raises broader concerns about the district’s reliance on outside contracts, which has been a key sticking point in ongoing labor negotiations.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliance
Noun
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Without an anchor point, the atoms migrated away instead of forming a short circuit, preventing device failure even at extreme temperatures.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mule Alley opened in the summer of 2020 after the Stockyards ownership group spent years converting the historic livestock barns into upscale restaurants, boutiques and bars — with the luxury Hotel Drover as an anchor.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The new framework removes these dependencies by learning from non-visual sensor data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Marijuana dependency linked to lung cancer in alarming new study findings.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, ethanol has become the backbone of the daily commute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just about any thick, flavorful sauce will work with this technique, but the lingering heat and sweet backbone of the black pepper sauce below pairs particularly well with pork chops.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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Even the threat of reducing security for the Strait of Hormuz risks shaking confidence in a pillar of the world economy, as well as American wealth and power.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Steel support pillars driven into the caves have caused rust and iron pollution in the water, and falling stalactites are making some cenotes unsafe to explore.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliance. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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