relying

verb

present participle of rely
as in depending
to place reliance or trust rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives

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Recent Examples of relying Data centers have begun looking for other ways to provide power to their facilities instead of relying on power grids. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 3 July 2026 Despite the appeal, when millions of young people are relying on chatbots for mental health guidance, even rare failures can have devastating consequences. — Ryan McBain, STAT, 2 July 2026 Instead of relying on large decorative intakes, the bodywork is carved away to create air pathways, giving the car a technical, almost architectural appearance. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Brands relying on these factors for product footprints and carbon accounting have had to take that number on faith, with no way to verify it, adapt it to their supply chain, or defend it in an audit, Carbonfact said. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Wallach added that the most likely legal fallout would come from private civil lawsuits, brought by bettors who lost money after relying on Polymarket’s misleading marketing. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 June 2026 One seeks to block prosecutors from relying on certain hearsay evidence during the preliminary hearing, while the other challenges Graf's decision not to require key witness Lance Twiggs to testify in person. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 The criminal case alleges Devastating Pyrotechnics founder Chee and his associates continued operating despite being ineligible for a federal explosives permit, relying on associates to obtain licenses while importing and repackaging fireworks from overseas. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relying
  1. depending
  2. counting
  3. leaning
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  • In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online, depending on local jurisdiction.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The comparison shows that the World Cup title race is broadly recognizable across all three sources, but the probabilities shift depending on how they are produced.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of depending
Verb
  • After the runoff election, a European Union observer mission praised the transparency and efficiency of the vote-counting process.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Over in Nevada, UNLV defensive lineman Cohen Fuller, who graduated high school in 2022, has brought a lawsuit objecting to the NCAA counting Fuller’s seasons played in junior college and in the NAIA.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of counting
Verb
  • Rusak had spent months showing Ngo flat, organic-leaning designs before something shifted.
    — Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Lawyers with the left-leaning Public Citizen Litigation Group argue the administration began sharing information about the applications with Iran in March 2025.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of leaning

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“Relying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relying. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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