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
Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel has warned that capital spending doesn’t automatically improve reliability.
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Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2025
The Serbian military officer said both Chinese air defense systems were satisfactory, praising their combat capabilities, performance, reliability, and ease of use and maintenance.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The support page warns users about the performance and reliability issues that may arise when using Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 after the OS gets phased out in October this year.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
Chargers this slim don’t typically offer this kind of reliability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2025
The Serbian military officer said both Chinese air defense systems were satisfactory, praising their combat capabilities, performance, reliability, and ease of use and maintenance.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The support page warns users about the performance and reliability issues that may arise when using Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 after the OS gets phased out in October this year.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
Chargers this slim don’t typically offer this kind of reliability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliability
Noun
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Data protection policy is typically owned by the chief information security officer (CISO), but the responsibility for migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) extends far beyond the security department.—
Antonio Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The season sees Wyle's Dr. Robby shoulder the brunt of responsibility as his ER endures a stressful day, capped off with a mass casualty event that sees resources stretched thin.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Other main themes that guests can find in Guidi’s work are the relationship between space and light, between the solidity of architecture and the fleeting nature of the instant, between urban space and individual perception, between material traces and memory.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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Relations quickly deteriorated with Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and, even more rapidly, Nuno Espirito Santo, all managers who value out-of-possession solidity over intricate positional play.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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