as in depended
to place reliance or trust
rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
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Recent Examples of relied
Those budget airlines long relied on rock-bottom fares and fees for everything else from seat assignments to cabin baggage, a model large network airlines have copied with their basic economy tickets.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Unlike many of the other biggest names in the music industry, Bieber hasn’t relied on festivals in the past.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team relied on the accounts of those prisoners who had been held in the cells above the prison’s reception hall.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Her family relied on her salary and health insurance; her husband, who is Dominican and has a green card, took irregular freelance gigs as a construction worker, a personal trainer, a dance instructor, and an Uber driver.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, makeup artists (and Allure editors, and a large cohort of models and celebrities) have relied on the Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream to soothe and hydrate stressed complexions.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
And Charlotte’s defensive front will be heavily relied on in the Saturday night contest.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has eroded the bedrock of security guarantees Europe has relied on for decades.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since the pandemic cut ridership levels drastically, Bay Area transit agencies have relied on state and federal emergency funds to continue operating without major service cuts.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Unlike many of the other biggest names in the music industry, Bieber hasn’t relied on festivals in the past.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team relied on the accounts of those prisoners who had been held in the cells above the prison’s reception hall.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Her family relied on her salary and health insurance; her husband, who is Dominican and has a green card, took irregular freelance gigs as a construction worker, a personal trainer, a dance instructor, and an Uber driver.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, makeup artists (and Allure editors, and a large cohort of models and celebrities) have relied on the Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream to soothe and hydrate stressed complexions.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
And Charlotte’s defensive front will be heavily relied on in the Saturday night contest.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has eroded the bedrock of security guarantees Europe has relied on for decades.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since the pandemic cut ridership levels drastically, Bay Area transit agencies have relied on state and federal emergency funds to continue operating without major service cuts.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relied
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Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jones was depended on to close the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars last year when starter Trevor Lawrence was sidelined due to injury.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Later on, the student reported the incident to UNT’s Dean of Students Laura Smith, asking that her absence from class not be counted against her grade, according to the letter.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Sep. 2025
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There were 537,300 counted as officially out of work, down 7,900 in a month and down 12,000 in a year.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Relied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relied. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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