depended

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count on, rely upon v.
be contingent on v.

VERB

count on, rely upon

Synonyms

WEAK

bank on bet bottom dollar on bet on build upon calculate on confide in gamble on lay money on lean on reckon on trust in turn to

VERB

be contingent on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hinge on rest on revolve around

STRONG

bottom found ground hang rest stay

WEAK

be at mercy of be based on be conditioned be connected with be determined by be in control of be in the power of be subject to be subordinate to hang in suspense hang on pend rest with revolve on stand on trust to turn on

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depended

Maria says, “We depended on secondhand stores. Our mom wouldn’t buy us all kinds of things. She couldn’t do that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

A body of water that had managed for centuries without an identity crisis had become an A/B test: which lake you saw depended on where you stood and which corporation’s map you opened.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I was running around, constantly trying to pump out videos like my life depended on it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

According to the study, this protection depended on IL-10 signaling.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

That depended on where the storm hit and the amount of damage it caused — two things nobody could predict.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith