dependably

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Recent Examples of dependably 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
  • Similar complaints were made in the 1990s and 2000s building boom that led to a series of functional stadia springing up across the UK, usually complete with bare breeze block walls that gave a pre-match pint on the concourse all the appeal of an evening spent down the local multi-story car park.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If you’re tempted, act fast because Amazon prices like this usually won't hang around.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The best things to clean linoleum with are generally dish soap, water and vinegar, or a steam cleaner.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Our tester found that the technology along with the small grain size made the litter generally easier to scoop than others she’s tried.
    Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Panouses regularly fields inquiries from investors, scammers and people in need, all trying to reach his clients.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Cumberland Falls is one of only two places in the world that regularly produces moonbows — a night-time rainbow created by moonlight refracting through water droplets.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That said, because the Sasquatch shoots at a whopping 6 x 17 aspect ratio, a standard roll of 120 film – which would ordinarily be good for around a dozen exposures – will only get you four shots … so plan them carefully.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, the tools available to the company that would ordinarily discourage activism are in this situation more of poison chalice.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sandy soils, on the other hand, drain faster and are typically tested once every 2 to 3 years.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An estimated 20,000 people normally attend the festival over three days, Scheider said.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This guy lies, habitually lies.
    NBC news, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
  • As a veteran superstar habitually forcing her way into MVP races, Thomas has plenty of reasons to smile.
    Shane Young, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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