dependably

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Adverb
  • Borrowers make interest-only payments during the loan term, which is usually between six months and a year, then pay the full balance when the term ends.
    Dan Avery,Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • There were usually ten girls and ten boys to start with, but now, as the girls outnumbered the boys, one of us would be gone by tomorrow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • Holland presided over more than a quarter-century of drafts with the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers, and they were generally held in one place, with everyone from the executives doing the drafting to the players being drafted on site.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • And there’s no disputing that the high tariffs that Trump put on U.S. imports from China in his first term, tariffs generally left in place by former President Joe Biden, have had an impact on the trade relationship.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adverb
  • These plates had to be moved regularly as the glaciers continued to retreat.
    Sarah Boon June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • In 2023, a study published in the journal Evolution, Medicine and Public Health found dogs who regularly socialized with other animals were healthier.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • In the weeks since Trigg's death, the Kiser family has pushed to conceal records that would ordinarily be public; Emilie Kiser filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of such records on May 27.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • For reference, a cigarette typically contains 10 to 15 mg of nicotine.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • Women typically opt for sundresses or jumpsuits, while men usually sport their best summer suits and panama hats.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Organizations excelling in these areas routinely experience higher retention rates.
    Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Under the 1873 Comstock Act and similar state laws, for example, people were routinely jailed for selling erotic literature or nude art, even works that are now widely considered masterpieces.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 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
  • Human smugglers, often linked to drug cartels, have used tunnels, ladders and power tools to cross walls.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Those underground markets — often hosted on the dark web — create demand for cybercriminals to steal personal information and then sell that to scammers.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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