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

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

Many wild places historically depended on fires to maintain their ecosystems, and as people have continued to build farther into those places, they have, with great success, suppressed those blazes, Frievalt said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Parton's influence and success depended in part on her role as one of the few things on which Americans could agree.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

The new history of science, beginning with Kuhn, tried to ground these new ways of thinking in intellectual communities: the success of new ideas depended upon conflict and competition within and between communities of thinkers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton