reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
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Ravens officials have said the offense, which ran about 60% of the time with Jackson as a starter, will be more reliant on its passing attack this season. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "The Ravens believe they ‘have something special’ in Lamar Jackson. This season will be a chance to prove it.," 28 Aug. 2019 And please note: Representation below isn’t equal; some teams are more reliant than others on newcomers. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Pac-12 football: Ranking the impact newcomers for 2019 (25 names you need to know)," 26 Aug. 2019 In the 34 games Tatis missed between the end of April and early June with a strained left hamstring, the Padres were more reliant on the home run than at any point in a season characterized by that reliance. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. runs around expectations, limitations," 29 June 2019 Tuition at for-profit schools is typically two times or more what is charged by public institutions, which receive taxpayer support, so both students and the schools are more reliant on loans and grants. — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, "When Argosy U closed, students felt they lost everything. How other schools rushed to help them pick up the pieces.," 23 June 2019 As well as sharing a physical border with the U.S., Mexico is more deeply reliant on its northern neighbor economically. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "China’s lessons for Mexico on Trump’s trade war: Dig in and keep it personal," 7 June 2019 With bold black and blue fruit wrapped in dark chocolate, backed by structure that is more reliant on acidity than tannin, this is a nice tribute to owner Doug Long, who passed away last year. 31. — Andy Perdue, The Seattle Times, "DeLille Cellars’ 2015 Harrison Hill is Andy Perdue’s Wine of the Year," 26 Oct. 2018 Fast-forward to the 2016 Democratic Party platform: Another Clinton was running for president, but the party was much more reliant on Hispanic votes. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "White threat in a browning America," 30 July 2018 Sine says that once the lodges, shops and restaurants in the park start to close, visitation drops even further and people need to be more self-reliant. — Justin Franz, Washington Post, "Enjoying Glacier National Park’s quiet season," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reliant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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reliant
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of reliant
: needing someone or something for help, support, etc.
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