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Recent Examples of dependably
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.
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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
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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This is usually harmless and goes away when intake is reduced.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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The conference dates back to 2016 and is usually held in Uruguay.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The incident is generally contained within within a few hours after resources arrive on scene.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the dark cloud that’s been hovering over the Flyers’ generally solid first month of the season — the lack of production from Michkov — may have finally started to lift.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Install and regularly update strong antivirus software on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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We are all now widowed, but still get together regularly to enjoy plays, operas, dinners out and to celebrate each others’ birthdays.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Energy Department doesn’t get involved in those decisions ordinarily.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Works that ordinarily hung elsewhere in the Uffizi were rushed into the Tribuna for the queen’s delight.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The role would typically involve smashing a bottle of champagne against the bow before sending the vessel out on its maiden voyage.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The demonstrations typically drew a couple dozen people in the weeks leading up to Trump’s National Guard announcement.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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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,
7 Jan. 2026
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That design allows the attack to slip through protections that would normally stop malware in its tracks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Formal inquiries began after complaints that personal information shared only in private realms was routinely exposed on the front pages of national newspapers, causing distress and compromising the safety of those targeted.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The vaccine is highly effective, according to global health groups, and is routinely administered in some 150 countries.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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McGuane’s style grew less frantic, more habitually elegiac.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the rulings thus far in Hemani, lower courts have found the federal statute unconstitutional in this particular case, in which the defendant was not actively intoxicated but does habitually use marijuana.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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