as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
the questionable dependableness of the no-name televisions being sold at a discount store
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Relevance
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reliability
Noun
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None grappled honestly with intermittency and whole-system reliability.—
Alex Pavlak,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026 -
While the next storm is never far away in New England, the value proposition for our customers and the state is clear – strategic, cost-effective investments in reliability deliver real benefits to families, businesses and the broader economy.—
Steve Sullivan,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dependableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependableness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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