relied

past tense of rely
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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“Relied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relied. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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