as in reliableness
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
we never had reason to question the reliability of the park rangers in the event of an emergency
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Recent Examples of reliability
The reliability of this tax-free income is why investors are such big fans of muni bonds.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton was rarely forced into action, thanks to the reliability of the five defenders operating in front of her.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Electricity from batteries — which emit no greenhouse gases — can offset power that would otherwise be supplied by fossil fuel generation such as natural gas, while also enhancing grid reliability during those hours.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
This incident follows similar outages in April and November, raising concerns about the reliability of air traffic control systems at the airport.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton was rarely forced into action, thanks to the reliability of the five defenders operating in front of her.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Electricity from batteries — which emit no greenhouse gases — can offset power that would otherwise be supplied by fossil fuel generation such as natural gas, while also enhancing grid reliability during those hours.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
This incident follows similar outages in April and November, raising concerns about the reliability of air traffic control systems at the airport.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliability
Noun
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For more than a decade, the Communist Party of China has positioned itself as a vocal opponent of terrorism in global fora, invoking the language of stability, responsibility, and multilateral cooperation.—
Jianli Yang,
National Review,
18 May 2025
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Your routines, responsibilities, employment or health could have all budded happily.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Markets and businesses overestimated the solidity of the administration’s economic plans.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
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Although the Polestar 4 feels reasonably weighty like the rest of the range, there’s something reassuring about this solidity.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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