1
as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw
this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship
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as in innocent
free from guilt or blame
I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless
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Recent Examples of faultless
That was a title race in which the top two were almost faultless, hence finishing with 98 and 97 points respectively.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Time elevates those people and their deeds to the heights of deities, and American gods must be faultless.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
That isn’t to say Lee was faultless.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Time elevates those people and their deeds to the heights of deities, and American gods must be faultless.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
That isn’t to say Lee was faultless.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faultless
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Young boys, some no older than five or six, showed off their marksmanship by throwing reeds like spears with perfect accuracy, and the men demonstrated their precision with bow and arrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The other booking options, which are perfect for families, include two-bedroom suites, three-bedroom villas, and four-bedroom villas, with ocean and beachfront views available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Why kill an innocent man for crossing an arbitrary line in the sand?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Three people are dead and she, a completely innocent party in this whole mess, is left holding the check.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Last November in Tirana, during a trip where England completed a flawless qualification campaign with a 2-0 win against Albania, Tuchel was asked to reflect on his time with England.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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For inspiration on flawless exterior transformations, precision continuous concrete curbing, and high-end borders, a quick scroll through the Border Magic Facebook page demonstrates exactly how custom hardscaping signals to buyers that no expense was spared in the upkeep of the estate.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Two years later, the trio coordinated with their impeccable Nightmare Before Christmas costumes.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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And the service was impeccable from start to finish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The discovery is so surprising because even though AGNs are rich with gas and dust — the building blocks of planets — the turbulent conditions within the disks wouldn't generally be considered ideal for forming planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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Full coverage is ideal for deeper discoloration, while a buildable medium lends a natural-looking finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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The United States is not blameless here.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The duo settled this week ahead of their courtroom showdown and issued a needle-thread media statement, which was a meaningless, blameless word salad with hedge sauce.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Marquinhos — Brazil/PSG The grizzled leader of PSG’s excellent defence occupies a similar role for Brazil, and his partnership with Gabriel will be the foundation for any deep World Cup run.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Watts got another excellent chance in the waning seconds, but the Patriots defense forced the shot to go wide.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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Rather than focus on a single irreproachable hero, Mendonça Filho dilates his lens to take in an expansive world.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Classics from the diasporic Vietnamese repertoire are included, too, with irreproachable instructions.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Faultless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultless. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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