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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
Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Price is dependent on many factors at the time of the customization.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Michael was found not guilty in October 2022 on three counts of neglect and conspiracy to commit neglect of a dependent.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The tariffs acted as a de facto tax, increasing costs for companies dependent on foreign materials and prompting fears of a looming recession.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Price is dependent on many factors at the time of the customization.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
In 2019, he was charged with neglect of a dependent.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Michael was found not guilty in October 2022 on three counts of neglect and conspiracy to commit neglect of a dependent.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependent
Adjective
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For shoppers, this means any impact on food prices is likely to be delayed, uneven, and conditional.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Certain potential new investors viewed any deal as conditional, subject to the due diligence that accompanies any large transaction.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to modern medicine, people in the United States rarely deal with parasites.—
Breanne Hayes Haney,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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This LifeStraw, 20 percent off for a pack of two, is proven to filter out 99.9 percent of waterborne bacteria and parasites.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 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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The tentative settlement is expected to be approved by the county’s Board of Supervisors in the coming weeks.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Spring offensive fears despite peace talks The strikes came a day after Russian and Ukrainian senior diplomats accused each other of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the three-year war.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Americans know the federal government is squandering too many of their dollars on low-return programs, allowing too much of their money to be siphoned off by grifters and supporting too many leeches who are bleeding taxpayers dry.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2025
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Are you surrounded by individuals who drain your energy (i.e., leeches and loafers)?—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
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Things take a turn when Smokey's drug supplier demands $200 by 10 PM or they'll be killed, but the pair is easily distracted by conflicts with the resident bully, Craig's jealous girlfriend, and various neighborhood moochers and petty criminals.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Never submerge in water to wash them because mushrooms absorb like a sponge and become mushy.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2025
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In water as much as 4,200 feet deep the team from the Schmidt Ocean Institute found a surprisingly flourishing ecosystem that included icefish, giant sea spiders, octopus, corals and sponges.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a government that is already owned and operated by far-right cranks and hangers-on, Bongino can only do so much damage on his own.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Matthew is a classic hanger-on, whose own identity is mutable, molding himself to whoever is around him and shining their light on him.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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