reliant
Americanadjective
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having or showing dependence.
reliant on money from home.
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confident; trustful.
Other Word Forms
- overreliant adjective
- reliantly adverb
- unreliant adjective
Etymology
Origin of reliant
Example Sentences
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Now, while Haaland's impressive haul of 29 goals for the campaign still leads the way, Semenyo - and others - are silencing those who feared City were too reliant on the Norwegian's goals.
From BBC
"We shouldn't be reliant on favours or winning one funding schemes in order to do things at a level we feel proud of".
From BBC
But many of Asia's data centres will add demand to grids still heavily reliant on planet-warming fossil fuels.
From Barron's
To make its business less reliant on interest income, the company launched a payments network and its own blockchain, called Arc.
Others are concerned about the financial stability of the country and want to insure their purchasing power and be less reliant on the U.S. dollar.
From Barron's
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