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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
And no one is more laide jolie, more sculpted and faultless, more wooden and sexless, than the paradoxical figure who goes by the name of Clavicular.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Luther Vandross blended immense record sales with faultless vocal artistry that became the defining sound of romantic R&B, earning deep critical and institutional respect while cementing his songs in wedding and late-night radio culture.
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Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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.
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Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for faultless
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Luther Vandross blended immense record sales with faultless vocal artistry that became the defining sound of romantic R&B, earning deep critical and institutional respect while cementing his songs in wedding and late-night radio culture.
—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
That was a title race in which the top two were almost faultless, hence finishing with 98 and 97 points respectively.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for faultless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faultless
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Mexico enters a must-win World Cup knockout against Ecuador at Azteca after a perfect group stage, three clean sheets and record-shattering crowds.
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Diop found separation behind all-world defender Virgil van Dijk and headed Chemsdine Talbi's perfect cross into the goal.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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That law predates the much wider United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which took effect in 1994, giving ships the right of innocent passage through any country's territorial waters without paying a fee.
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Because autonomous agents execute end-to-end business logic, deployment requires a flawless blend of operational domain expertise (business) and systemic oversight (IT).
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The fluffy brush made with vegan bristles is angled for flawless foundation application.
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Its focus on elevated everyday dressing, premium fabrication and impeccable tailoring feels incredibly relevant for today’s luxury customer.
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The former First Lady is known for her impeccable fashion and jewelry choices, setting the standard for decades to come.
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Right from the coconut is ideal.
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The durable piece is ideal for high-traffic spaces, and the soft pile ensures comfort.
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Leaders should restore clear end-to-end accountability, align on-call and incident response with the teams that ship the code, and rebuild a blameless culture.
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Schlittler wasn’t blameless in that, committing a throwing error on a pickoff play in the first inning.
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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Rather than focus on a single irreproachable hero, Mendonça Filho dilates his lens to take in an expansive world.
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Classics from the diasporic Vietnamese repertoire are included, too, with irreproachable instructions.
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“Faultless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultless. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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