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Recent Examples of dependably
In the past, rains dependably visited the regions traveled by his family.
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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
Their bullpen, the source of so much angst for three months – up to and including the two games of the Wild Card Series against Cincinnati – is again acting dependably, and as the ninth-inning guy Roki Sasaki is moving ever closer to folk hero status.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
During dialogue, disparate data distills down; decisions develop deliberately, deftly, dependably.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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
Their bullpen, the source of so much angst for three months – up to and including the two games of the Wild Card Series against Cincinnati – is again acting dependably, and as the ninth-inning guy Roki Sasaki is moving ever closer to folk hero status.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
During dialogue, disparate data distills down; decisions develop deliberately, deftly, dependably.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably
Adverb
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The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Though companion planting for garlic usually focuses on the benefits garlic offers to other plants, is also works in the other direction.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The elders here are generally all of a piece—stoic, patient, dressed as simply and modestly as possible.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Cameras are generally prohibited in federal courts.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And offensive guard Olaivavega Ioane also comes up regularly as one of the draft’s top players too.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The changing telework fight Last year, unions regularly held large rallies opposing the return-to-office order; an anonymous group of state workers erected billboards along Interstate 80 criticizing the governor.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While more than 100 ships per day ordinarily cross the strait, in March an average of only six vessels made the trip, while this month crossings have averaged about 10 per day, according to data from Marine Traffic.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Affordability concerns appear to be registering even among constituencies that ordinarily rubber-stamp local revenue measures.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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People’s homes don’t typically flood.—
Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the nu-ring is dirtier, with 10 to 15% of its composition made from carbon-rich organic compounds of the type typically found in the cold environs of the outer solar system.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Although parking is heavily restricted, the T will operate mostly normally.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Some of them were armed, an unusual sight in London where most officers do not routinely carry guns.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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In a longer American life—one that now routinely extends into the early eighties—the forties are barely the midpoint.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Going to the movies became something Americans did occasionally rather than habitually.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Famesick, Dunham says Driver would habitually yell on set, once even throwing a chair against the wall next to her and puncturing the wall of his trailer with a fist.—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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