dependably

adverb

Definition of dependablynext
as in usually

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Recent Examples of dependably Apple's iCloud Photos service, which dependably syncs your photos between iPads, iPhones, and Macs, gives you just 5GB of free storage. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 Marriage, in this reading, functions as the one social institution that still reliably closes the aspiration gap — a stable anchor for identity and status at a moment when career and credentials no longer deliver those things dependably. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026 The sweet potato fries can be limp at times, but the regular fries are dependably crisp and well-seasoned. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The San Francisco Film Festival is back this week with its dependably deep and provocative lineup, including the latest offering the East Bay’s own Boots Riley. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 In the past, rains dependably visited the regions traveled by his family. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 Getty Images/iStockphoto While the price of gold changes throughout the day, every day, there's been one constant that investors can dependably rely on in recent years – the price will rise and, with that rise, likely surpass a new record milestone. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 In any case, wood is a malleable and highly evocative material that’s just distant enough in our cultural memory to be dependably transportive. — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025 Although the Northern Lights have recently been seen as far south as Denver, they can dependably be seen in northern destinations. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably
  1. usually
  2. generally
  3. regularly
  4. ordinarily
  5. typically
  6. normally
  7. routinely
  8. habitually
Adverb
  • Aqaba on the Red Sea is usually very busy during summer months.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Most are from blacktip sharks, animals about six feet long that bite not out of hunger but confusion, in murky water, chasing baitfish and usually mistaking a swimmer’s foot for prey.
    — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Checks are generally distributed on Wednesdays, based on the day of the month you were born.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of generally
Adverb
  • Men’s health nonprofit Movember surveyed over 3,000 men aged 16-25 from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, and found that nearly two-thirds of them were regularly engaging with masculinity influencers.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • It's used regularly by the manufacturers of some of Europe's largest, fanciest, most expensive motorhomes, including Niesmann + Bischoff and Morelo.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Definition of regularly
Adverb
  • Eastbound ordinarily performs indoors at the Milford Arts Center.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Even after being added to the prestigious Nasdaq 100 and Russell 1000 stock indexes, which ordinarily would have sparked buying, the stock has fallen every single day, except for one, since then.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 July 2026
Definition of ordinarily
Adverb
  • The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce reached last month has fractured, once again disrupting energy flows through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles around 20% of the world's oil traffic.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • When photographers Elizabeth and Holden Blanco began planning their destination wedding in Medellín, Colombia, the couple approached it with typically artistic flair.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Definition of typically
Adverb
  • Jones said an increase in transfers between river systems would normally not affect the downstream communities, but potentially could in a drought.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the immediate coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of normally
Adverb
  • Nelson Mandela served a single term and stepped down in 1999, on a continent where liberation leaders routinely became presidents for life.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Local police routinely receive extensive instruction in traffic stops, neighborhood patrol, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and managing unpredictable encounters with the public.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of routinely
Adverb
  • Public discourse habitually links dollar death to sudden economic disaster—a cratering currency, sovereign debt default, or hyperinflation.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • But those same fans are habitually suspicious of commercialism, virtual guaranteeing that a Bundesliga game could never be staged outside of Germany.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of habitually

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