as in unfailing
not being or likely to be wrong
an unerring taste in interior decoration
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Recent Examples of unerring
Incidentally, a good lead dog has an almost unerring sense of direction.
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Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
Stargazers are familiar with half a dozen or so bright meteor showers that return with unerring regularity every year — April's Lyrids, August's Perseids, Decembers's Geminids and others.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The South Korean master’s two most recent features, the sumptuous erotic period piece The Handmaiden and the intricate neo-noir romance Decision to Leave, showed him at the height of his powers, an elevated genre director with unerring control.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Of course, social media, with its unerring ability to optimize our feeds for outrage, has only amplified that tendency.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
Stargazers are familiar with half a dozen or so bright meteor showers that return with unerring regularity every year — April's Lyrids, August's Perseids, Decembers's Geminids and others.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The South Korean master’s two most recent features, the sumptuous erotic period piece The Handmaiden and the intricate neo-noir romance Decision to Leave, showed him at the height of his powers, an elevated genre director with unerring control.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Of course, social media, with its unerring ability to optimize our feeds for outrage, has only amplified that tendency.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for unerring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unerring
Adjective
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Yesterday’s pangrams were gainful, unfailing and unflagging.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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What is most important, always, is an unfailing loyalty to Trump.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Accuracy, Bias, and Human Oversight Matter Biometric systems aren’t infallible.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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By contrast, a collaboration tool doesn’t need to be anywhere close to infallible to be useful.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Native shrubs perfect for fall Chokeberry Chokeberry features crimson or orange leaves in autumn, with red berries that can persist through winter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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The midweight fabric is perfect for layering on chillier fall days, while the snap closure leaves room for easy venting.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On paper, the setup was nearly flawless.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The French cast is flawless, as is Zoey Deutch in a pixie cut as Jean Seberg.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout Amorim’s tenure, United’s wide combinations have been present, but other tactical problems, poor execution and the lack of a reliable goalscorer have impacted their productivity.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those events underscored the need for more reliable smoke management tools.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Unerring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unerring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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