Make and Rely upon

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Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Rely upon and make are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rely upon" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Rely upon verb - Put trust in with confidence.

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Make and rely upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead a verb "Rely upon".

Justified since police, unlike the military, have to make sure the first shot counts and can't usually rely upon suppressive fire.

Source: Series / The Last Ship
This is partly due to Rule of Cool, and partly because many of the guest stars had never before picked up a sword in their lives, so they had to rely upon Adrian Paul and the stunt coordinator to make the fights look exciting.

Source: Flynning
While she may be too spontaneous and scatterbrained to be reliable in the ways Applejack and Spike are, the entire town can rely upon her to always find a way to make every pony in town happy on their special days.

Source: The Reliable One

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