as in dependence
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Recent Examples of dependency
Many have been warning the legislature that our state needs to secure our own supply of electricity and decrease our dependency on other states.
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Teresa Reilly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
For example, the IDRS includes information about taxpayers’ pending adoptions, so parents can claim dependency exemptions and child care credits.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
California could benefit as immigrants will add to its younger and labor force age population—helping to lower the age dependency that most of the country will be feeling by 2040.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Does not have the same risk of dependency that other anxiety medications may have.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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Teresa Reilly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
For example, the IDRS includes information about taxpayers’ pending adoptions, so parents can claim dependency exemptions and child care credits.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
California could benefit as immigrants will add to its younger and labor force age population—helping to lower the age dependency that most of the country will be feeling by 2040.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Does not have the same risk of dependency that other anxiety medications may have.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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