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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably
Adverb
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In Texas, inventory levels have been rising fast in these usually slow months.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Dance singles are usually made for DJs to mix into and out of, and tend to array their effects over long running times, the better to guide a room full of dancers to collective peaks.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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To be effective, pre-emergent herbicides must be applied before seeds germinate, generally in early spring for summer annuals and perennials, or early fall for winter annuals.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Smokers and those with diabetes are generally not good candidates, as the tummy skin is undermined during the surgery, and these conditions can affect circulation and slow healing.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Catcher Nick Fortes, who has caught Alcantara regularly since his 2022 Cy Young season, said the impact of having Alcantara back can’t be overstated.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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This new mom is left wondering when she's supposed to find ample opportunity to work out regularly with a limited support network.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Led by Marcel Malanga's father, Christian Malanga, a Congolese political exile who ordinarily lived in Utah, the group of men attacked the home of a senior Congolese politician on May 19, 2024, before invading Kinshasa's sprawling presidential complex.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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The dual-class effect: Meta as a case study In a standard single-class structure – where voting power tracks the amount of company equity a shareholder owns – someone seeking total control of a company must ordinarily spend a lot of money buying up shares, which also means assuming a lot of risk.—
Gregory H. Shill,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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In a corporate office, employees typically do not sit in one spot all day.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But in much of Texas, that right is routinely denied.—
Ilana Panich-Linsman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, surveys routinely show that American consumers have been slow to embrace high-yield savings.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Stagnation is framed as failure — employees are encouraged to continuously upskill and experiment with AI.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Flooding in Kentucky shuts down famous bourbon distillery The Buffalo Trace Distillery, the country's oldest continuously operating distillery, has been closed for days as the staff waits for floodwaters to recede.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And while Millennials are often the nostalgic engine behind these promotions, Gen Z is helping drive demand.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Myanmar’s junta government doesn’t often want others to intervene in its affairs.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Dependably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependably. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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