as in responsible
worthy of one's trust
I need a reliable car that's not going to break down constantly
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Recent Examples of reliable
Swathes of the country lie outside the control of the military junta and are a run by a patchwork of ethnic rebels and militias, making compiling reliable information extremely difficult.
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Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Katrina Gulliver
February 13, 2023
Once a key element in Native economies of the region, clams and oysters became a reliable source of free protein for working-class and poor urban dwellers.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
Mortgage rates typically fall during a recession, Jones said, as investors lean on bonds for reliable returns versus bigger, riskier investments.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
What was long known to be fixed and reliable is now fluid and frightening.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
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Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
More to Explore Oyster Pirates in the San Francisco Bay
Katrina Gulliver
February 13, 2023
Once a key element in Native economies of the region, clams and oysters became a reliable source of free protein for working-class and poor urban dwellers.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
Mortgage rates typically fall during a recession, Jones said, as investors lean on bonds for reliable returns versus bigger, riskier investments.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
What was long known to be fixed and reliable is now fluid and frightening.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliable
Adjective
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Risk Factors Atherosclerosis is responsible for the vast majority of cases of renal artery stenosis.—
Anju Goel,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2025
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The maps detail fire hazard levels across Southern California for areas where city and county fire departments are responsible for responding to incidents, the first new maps of their kind in 14 years.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So Far Cannes' Thierry Fremaux Wants 'Mission: Impossible 8,' Teases 2025 Fest Lineup and Moves on From the 'Emilia Perez' Controversy (EXCLUSIVE) That safe haven could also be an alternative to the normal escape route people take out of Gilead.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Given his body type and potential, maybe the same could be true for Williams.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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That may be true, but the IEA reports that sales actually continued to grow in the U.S. at greater than a 10% clip.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the bright side, healthy lifestyle choices, such as a good diet and regular exercise, offer even greater heart health protection for women.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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God bless iconic events for granting my fourth (and perhaps best) film a religious re-release!—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That’s a steady, and still declining, drop compared to previous years (49 in 2023, 51 in 2022, and 61 in 2021).—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The flip side of America’s low savings and big trade deficits is a steady inflow of foreign investment as other countries sink their export earnings into the United States.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Bruins thought highly enough of the 2022 second-rounder to part with Carlo, their dependable right-shot defenseman.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, researchers also found that stable, dependable support reduces attachment avoidance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An excellent 94% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a solid enough 74% audience score.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some solid bench play, in contrast with only two Nuggets reserves scoring.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That month, the Tice family said during a Washington press conference that they had been told by a trustworthy source that Austin was still alive.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Those penciled-in letters aren’t entirely trustworthy.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Reliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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