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

He noted that while other neoclouds have depended on convertible-debt offerings and customer prepayments, “CoreWeave has been using primarily straight debt.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

For many years, and to an extent far greater than any other country, the U.S. military has depended on assets in space.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Tante Jans believed that our welfare in the hereafter depended on how much we could accomplish here on earth.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom