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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In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Low Vaccination Rates The other paper, published in August, relied on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which collects health data on Americans in all 50 states through phone surveys.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
That study, published in July, relied on data from 710 people with type 2 diabetes, 979 of whom were overweight or obese.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
The Emmy winner, who has also performed on Broadway in the plays Race and American Son, relied on her previous experience to help nail the role of trailblazing Major Charity Adams.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Nothing herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to future performance.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Our content should not be relied upon as the sole factor in determining whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock.
—Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
However, the Rams relied on their rushing attack to generate yards offensively.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
To guarantee its authenticity, the landscaping was overseen by a Colombian, Marta Duque, who, in turn, relied on the book Flora de Macondo by Santiago Madriñan.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Low Vaccination Rates The other paper, published in August, relied on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which collects health data on Americans in all 50 states through phone surveys.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
That study, published in July, relied on data from 710 people with type 2 diabetes, 979 of whom were overweight or obese.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
The Emmy winner, who has also performed on Broadway in the plays Race and American Son, relied on her previous experience to help nail the role of trailblazing Major Charity Adams.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Nothing herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to future performance.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Our content should not be relied upon as the sole factor in determining whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock.
—Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
However, the Rams relied on their rushing attack to generate yards offensively.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
To guarantee its authenticity, the landscaping was overseen by a Colombian, Marta Duque, who, in turn, relied on the book Flora de Macondo by Santiago Madriñan.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Relied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relied. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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