Dependent and Sub

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Dependent noun - A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).

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Sub and dependent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sub" instead the word "Dependent" as an adjective or an adverb or a noun.

Sub noun - A large sandwich on a long split roll.

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Dependent and sub are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dependent" instead the word "Sub" as an adjective or an adverb or a noun.

Create Your Own Villain: In the New 52, the executive who shut down Victor's research and unwittingly exposed him to the chemicals that made him dependent on sub-zero temperatures... was Bruce Wayne.

Source: Characters / Batman Rogues Gallery Part 1 aka: Harley Quinn
Multiple Endings: Dependent on whether you trigger all of the Inn sub-events for Eryn, all of the Inn sub-events for Tiara, or neither.

Source: Video Game / Fairy Fencer F
The Vord are a race of insect-like creatures that have specialized sub-breeds for different combat roles, share a sentient hive mind, can infest humans to take over their bodies, and are dependent on a waxy substance that they smear across the ground in their nests.

Source: Expy / Literature

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