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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
Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Additional amounts may be paid for extra children or other qualifying dependents.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Access to the vaccine is largely dependent on location, at least until ACIP makes a final determination in September.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
There are a set of nationwide rules already in place for SNAP benefits: general work requirements and additional ones for able-bodied adults without dependents.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Additional amounts may be paid for extra children or other qualifying dependents.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Noun
So much of it is also dependent on the physicality of the moment.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Access to the vaccine is largely dependent on location, at least until ACIP makes a final determination in September.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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He was released on a $75,000 bond after spending the weekend in jail, which was conditional on him attending drug treatment.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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The team, who also got a second-round pick and a conditional pick that became a seventh rounder in the deal, then signed Mack to a six-year, $141 million extension through 2024, with $90 million guaranteed.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There, all animals undergo full medical evaluations, including testing for diseases, worms, and parasites.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The medication used to treat some parasites has also been used to treat COVID-19.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Cracker Barrel’s position is more tentative, more precarious.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tentative reunion quickly snowballed into a full tour and, now, Sublime’s first new music in nearly 30 years.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
4 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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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The vacuum itself has a six-stage filtration system (main cycle, mess filter, dura-cycle, coarse sponge, fine sponge and HEPA 13 filter).—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Don't make the mistake of using abrasive cleaning products or scrubber sponges on your mixer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s a missed opportunity to be a legitimate hanger-on in the wild-card race.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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