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Dependance
/dɪpˈɛndəns/
/dɪpˈɛndəns/
Dependance
[NOUN]1
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2
the state of relying heavily on someone or something, often unable to function without it
Examples
1. Look at what energy and dependance on energy does to our souls.
2. There are different ways to dial down your dependance through centrality.
3. We should be looking at ways to lessen our dependance on oil at all.
4. In an effort to reduce U.S. dependance on foreign countries, the U.S. Department of Energy released a national blueprint in June to help guide investment to develop domestic lithium battery manufacturing and support further R&D.
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