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
Simmons has the cliche boom-or-bust potential, more than know-what-you’re-getting reliability from, say, George Karlaftis and Trent McDuffie a few years earlier.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
But Vulcan and New Glenn lack the long record of reliability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, and their prices are murky.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Still, as Europe ponders the reliability of Elon Musk's broadband company Starlink, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, told the Financial Times that European allies need to choose between U.S. and Chinese satellite internet technology.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Tyler Booker is arguably the best true guard in the draft and would provide immediate day one reliability.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
But Vulcan and New Glenn lack the long record of reliability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, and their prices are murky.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Still, as Europe ponders the reliability of Elon Musk's broadband company Starlink, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, told the Financial Times that European allies need to choose between U.S. and Chinese satellite internet technology.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Tyler Booker is arguably the best true guard in the draft and would provide immediate day one reliability.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliability
Noun
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Building a culture where safety is everyone’s responsibility—and where it’s embedded in your onboarding, daily operations, and leadership decisions—creates the kind of trust that can’t be faked.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Now the decision of whether or not to contact Anne was merely a type of responsibility, an intrusion.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Her attraction to Heiss was in part an attraction to this solidity, the grace that radiated from a person who wished to be nowhere else.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The former is probably the safer move here, as Ange Postecoglou’s men are far more renowned for their attacking proficiency than their defensive solidity.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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