re·li·able
ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl 
1
: suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
2
: giving the same result on successive trials
reliableness
noun
: one that is reliable
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Adjective
He's not very reliable. You can't always count on him to do what he says he'll do.
We can't write a report without reliable data.
We need more reliable information before we can take action.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Chief among those potentially destabilizing forces is that a fellow Republican will be in the White House — a reliable drag on GOP members of Congress during midterm elections.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2024
No matter the situation, preflight grab-and-go Hudson News is the old reliable.
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Adjective
Eisenberg, who co-stars here with Kieran Culkin, wrote himself a role that suits him ever so well, playing the by-the-book, uptight David, a married man with a reliable job and a reliable life.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Chief among those potentially destabilizing forces is that a fellow Republican will be in the White House — a reliable drag on GOP members of Congress during midterm elections.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
Get your squash season up and running with Cuisinart, an old reliable with stainless steel designs that are even older and more reliable.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2024
No matter the situation, preflight grab-and-go Hudson News is the old reliable.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
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“Reliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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reliable
adjective
re·li·able
ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl
: giving the same result on successive trials
a reliable psychological test
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