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
Sophisticated as chatbots’ responses may be, they are stitched together from statistical patterns in large datasets—an impressive trick but one that still falls short of the breadth and reliability in human-level clinical reasoning.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Leaders and managers are facing the daunting reality of keeping up with the pace of emerging tech, while at the same time ensuring reliability, trust, and safety are upheld.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The organization operates in a space where reliability, compassion, and consistency carry unusual weight.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Keep any message short, polite and focused on reliability rather than emotion.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Leaders and managers are facing the daunting reality of keeping up with the pace of emerging tech, while at the same time ensuring reliability, trust, and safety are upheld.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The organization operates in a space where reliability, compassion, and consistency carry unusual weight.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Keep any message short, polite and focused on reliability rather than emotion.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliability
Noun
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Right guard O’Cyrus Torrence is in the final year of his rookie deal, and given his age, dependability and skill set, the Bills might have trouble retaining him on a long-term deal.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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These upgrades improve dependability in critical systems such as propulsion and aircraft launch operations, both essential for sustained carrier missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Burns asked if Becerra bore responsibility for losing contact with tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children who came over the southern border and were placed with often unrelated adult sponsors across the United States by HHS during the Biden administration.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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Why the Sedins would be eager to take on this challenge, this greater level of responsibility and legacy-threatening scrutiny that will come attached to it, at this low point in franchise history, is beyond me.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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That trustworthiness is further strengthened by understanding how digital health research differs from traditional methods.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The pronouncement, in turn, ensures that there’s no path back toward trustworthiness for Bragg.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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All this solidity comes in anticipation of a massive change.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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Scott’s first start didn’t exactly portend solidity, but his second go-round in Anaheim was much sharper and encouraging.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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