as in responsible
worthy of one's trust
I need a reliable car that's not going to break down constantly
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Recent Examples of reliable
Even more reliable are periods when the stock market falls during the period from July 31 to October 31, in which case the incumbent has been replaced 89% of the time.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
And with few moving parts, the Harmonic Drive is highly reliable and durable.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Polling shows Trump trailing Harris significantly among women, who make up a majority of the electorate and are more reliable voters.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
And with few moving parts, the Harmonic Drive is highly reliable and durable.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Polling shows Trump trailing Harris significantly among women, who make up a majority of the electorate and are more reliable voters.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliable
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Whoever was responsible for sponsorships and product integration this season definitely just stopped trying at some point.Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Senior officials from Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji pointed to a report that found Australia, Canada and Britain are responsible for 60% of emissions generated by fossil fuel extraction across the 56 members of the Commonwealth since 1990, despite representing only 6% of the Commonwealth’s population.Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Don't miss out on these amazing savings to enhance your workflow and keep your data safe while on the go.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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His priorities for the upcoming years include initiating more sustainability, affordable housing and safe parking projects.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Of course, the truest form of mobile hunting is deer hunting from the ground from a natural blind.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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They are gone, presumably for good, a full 21 months before the end of Lo’s two-year lease.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Small Pockets of Cover Similarly, other small pockets of cover can be good, too.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, San Francisco maintained its above-average performance with a steady score of 74.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised to reduce government oversight of the cryptocurrency industry, which provided a steady stream of funds to his campaign, and to a lesser extent his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, throughout the presidential race.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Over the past decade, this prestigious part of Beverly Hills has quietly evolved into a dependable dining destination.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The promoters generally depict their products as dependable and their output as trustworthy.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Blackwood was coming off a 44-save performance in the Sharks’ 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, continuing a trend of solid play.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The 100 denier nylon was plenty hearty for our stress testing as were the large zippers with solid straightforward pulls.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Tunisians, therefore, have an opportunity—and an obligation—to build a new, more trustworthy and effective political class over the next five years.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The promoters generally depict their products as dependable and their output as trustworthy.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Reliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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