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dependably

adverb

Definition of dependablynext
as in usually

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Recent Examples of dependably Pruning Hydrangeas Choosing the right time to prune your hydrangea for size and shape keeps the shrub healthy and flowering dependably every year. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 The rooms proved to be catnip for selfie-seekers and a financial boon to museums and galleries, which could dependably rely on them to draw throngs of visitors eager to line up for a chance at a few seconds alone in one of them. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026 No sentence in corporate life sounds more like the beginning of an examination, and none more dependably marks the end of one. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably
  1. usually
  2. generally
  3. regularly
  4. ordinarily
  5. typically
  6. normally
  7. routinely
  8. habitually
Adverb
  • Fecht is the one who usually checks down to those big run plays that have led to gaudy numbers for Riley and Williams.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These micro-drones usually crash in low-visibility crisis zones where dust, smoke, or pitch darkness blinds cameras.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • Guest speakers are generally informed and enthusiastic, offering lectures relating to the culture and history of the sailing region.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of generally
Adverb
  • Jones regularly points out the calamitous environmental consequences of farming practices that produce some of the highest concentrations of nitrates in the country, primarily owing to agricultural runoff, and argues for a stronger government hand.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • With drones and missiles still being regularly intercepted overhead, BlueFive Capital founder and CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem cooked up a play in the defense industry, over a Ramadan meal with companions with ties to a Gulf sovereign fund.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of regularly
Adverb
  • Interest-rate increases ordinarily support a country's currency, push up its bond yields, and put pressure on its stock market.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Jimmy Kimmel and Disney‘s ABC have entered into negotiations about keeping the host in late-night after the new TV season, a process that might ordinarily be the most normal of business practices, but in the current climate is exceedingly fraught.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordinarily
Adverb
  • While CISOs would bear the ultimate accountability and budget ownership, there would typically be a senior manager or director-level person running daily operations.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But the automotive industry has been a leading adopter of industrial robots for decades, with such robots typically being robotic arms installed at workstations and mobile robots that move components or materials around.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of typically
Adverb
  • If your password manager normally fills your banking credentials but suddenly does not, stop before typing them manually.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Pulte normally provides an insurance policy as part of the sale package.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of normally
Adverb
  • Although the game aired on NBC, agents, executives, and on-air talent from various networks routinely descend on the host city for meetings and negotiations.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Watch for primary care physicians and dentists to more routinely screen partnered snorers for obstructive sleep apnea, and for CPAP and oral-appliance referrals to rise alongside sleep-divorce coverage.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of routinely
Adverb
  • Editors should stay vigilant about their reporters’ sourcing and be wary if the same sources are used too habitually.
    — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Suddenly, many people who had not habitually drunk milk were consuming it regularly, including not only some Americans but also people overseas.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of habitually

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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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