dependably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably
Adverb
  • Several players usually drop out due to injury or scheduling, many of them starting pitchers.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Trade discussions usually pick up in the next few weeks around the upcoming draft and All-Star Game, and baseball operations president Erik Neander and his staff should have plenty to talk about.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Adverb
  • The statewide fatality rate — generally higher than Tarrant’s over the past decade — had been on a shallow downward glide since 2014 before jumping in 2020, according to TxDOT’s crash data dashboard, last updated in June 2024.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • High-fiber diets are generally safe for most people.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • Supplied by PublicAffairs An example of this is the social media posts of former president Dmitry Medvedev, who regularly rails against the West and boasts of Russia's nuclear capabilities.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Specifically, tenants are responsible for replacing batteries, regularly testing smoke detectors and notifying their landlord and the Cincinnati Fire Department about smoke detectors that aren't working, according to the Cincinnati fire code.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025
Adverb
  • Not unlike April’s draft with Travis Hunter, the top of the ’26 defensive class starts at a position that doesn’t ordinarily receive top-five attention.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Prime Day originally began as a way for Amazon to boost sales during an ordinarily sleepy time and draw more subscribers into its membership program.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • The strictures tightened and loosened over time, but they were typically relaxed for high-ranking figures.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • The tool is typically needed in incidents involving such heavy equipment.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • While traditional software companies might offer senior engineers packages worth two hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars annually, AI companies routinely offer multimillion-dollar packages for similar roles.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Trump has routinely touted positive approval ratings and polling at news conferences and campaign rallies throughout his political career.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Robot’s unique battery swapping One of its most practical features is its ability to work continuously.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • What all the legal back-in-forth has succeeded in, however, is continuously pushing back the actual trial – to the frustration of some of the victims' families.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 July 2025
Adverb
  • In a world that often demands endurance but not reflection, what does true wellness look like for Black men?
    Essence, Essence, 8 July 2025
  • Limited Warning Time and Rapid Onset Many of the flash floods happened very quickly, often within minutes of rainfall intensifying.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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