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Synonyms
anchor, buttress, dependence (also dependance), mainstay, pillar, standby
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The upgraded rating also took into account the district’s contingent liability risk that is associated with reliance on Illinois contributions to the state’s retirement system, officials said. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Moody’s upgrades River Forest District 90 bond rating to AAA," 9 Sep. 2019 This latest issue has highlighted L Brands’ deep reliance on Mr. Wexner, its founder and chairman and the longest-serving chief executive in the S&P 500. — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, "Victoria’s Secret Had Troubles, Even Before Jeffrey Epstein," 6 Sep. 2019 Other structural recommendations include an increasing of American reliance on renewable energy, energy storage, and microgrids. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Heat Waves Work (and Why They're Getting Worse)," 30 Aug. 2019 The law, which was passed in 2015, bans discrimination based on a person’s source of income or reliance on public assistance. — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, "South Euclid’s anti-discrimination ordinance is violated by landlords with impunity," 28 Aug. 2019 The fuel-economy standards have multiple purposes in U.S. policy: Saving consumers money Reducing U.S. reliance on foreign oil Reducing air pollution. — Randy Essex, Detroit Free Press, "Why Trump is using Henry Ford, gas mileage to call out automakers on Twitter," 22 Aug. 2019 Interestingly, low-light mode on Duo is simulated in the app based on the lighting conditions; Google doesn’t mention any reliance on the capabilities, or lack thereof, of your phone’s camera. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "Google Duo’s new low-light mode will make nighttime chats easier," 19 Aug. 2019 As this population grows, so does everyone’s reliance on the web. — Jason Mckee, WIRED, "Domino's and the Web are Failing the Disabled," 16 Aug. 2019 Increasing reliance on private military and security contractors in U.S. war zones also reduce the number of volunteers needed to fight wars overseas. — Rebecca U. Thorpe, The Conversation, "One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the US military," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reliance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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