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
In many ways, the network becomes the most reliable source of truth for understanding AI activity.
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Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fuel can account for as much as half of a mine’s operating costs, leaving operators searching for cheaper and more reliable alternatives.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Flames fans will remember him most as one-half of the team’s reliable third-line duo with Mikael Backlund.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
So if your dusty old printer is starting to kick the can, consider the reliable HP Smart Tank 5101.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for reliable
Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fuel can account for as much as half of a mine’s operating costs, leaving operators searching for cheaper and more reliable alternatives.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Flames fans will remember him most as one-half of the team’s reliable third-line duo with Mikael Backlund.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
So if your dusty old printer is starting to kick the can, consider the reliable HP Smart Tank 5101.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for reliable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliable
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Othram worked with Fort Worth police to identify McCurley as the man responsible.
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The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
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Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
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Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
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From viral Aldi Finds to tried-and-true products shoppers love to tell their friends about, people love the thrill of discovering something new here.
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That rugged access is part of the appeal for buyers seeking a true escape rather than a weekend cabin with neighbors in sight.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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This doesn't look like the time for steady rate cuts, and current Warsh recently emphasized the bank's 2% inflation target, which hasn't been reached since 2021.
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In other words, women tend to burn more fat for energy than men during steady, moderate-intensity endurance exercise, such as a marathon.
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Like its patrons’ routines, The Silver Skillet is dependable.
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The dependable measure of how much invasive disease has grown is the 60 percent that blood shows, not the headline doubling.
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Goldin, who appeared in 11 Heat games as a rookie, was very solid on Friday, blocking a shot by Maliq Brown and then blocking a shot on an alley oop.
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Additionally, Thursday morning’s mission was the last to use the Atlas V’s most powerful configuration with five strap-on solid rocket boosters.
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When a user, expecting to install a trustworthy clipboard manager, encounters the disk image, they’re prompted to press Command-R immediately after double-clicking it.
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The New Playbook For Effective, Trustworthy AI GenAI decisions that are hallucination-free and fully auditable are the key to AI that is trustworthy and can pass regulatory scrutiny.
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“Reliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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