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

However, males and females living within the same bay depended on many of the same local food sources.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 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

But that often depended on refinancings, which slowed because of higher interest rates and struggling rental-housing markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Haines said it was one of the country's most important habitats for fungi and many species depended on being left undisturbed.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

We were a cog in a machine that would get the forged documents to Jewish people whose lives depended on receiving them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler