Definition of "overreliant" [overreliant]

• Relying on something to an excessive degree (adjective)

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• "Ma plays down fears that the free-trade pact set with China will make Taiwan "overreliant" on the Mainland, "saying the deal could lead to similar ones with other countries that would help diversify the island's economy.""
• "The City hierarchy are adamant there is no more money for transfer fees this summer but, with the manager anxious for proven cover in every position, and contesting the squad could become overreliant on De Jong as it pursues the Premier League and Champions League this season, he proposed Hargreaves as a cut-price alternative."
• "That says much about the nature of China's economic expansion, which has become overreliant on fixed-asset investment in, for example, export-oriented factories."