unfailingly

adverb

Definition of unfailinglynext
as in always
on every relevant occasion she has been unfailingly optimistic throughout this ordeal

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Recent Examples of unfailingly The pattern is just as unfailingly elegant on these short, squoval nails. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 July 2026 Add in unfailingly polite locals, potent Dark and Stormys, and those famous knee-length shorts to reasons why T+L readers love it. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 Staffers are unfailingly warm and helpful, while never seeming stiff or stilted. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026 The offerings are unfailingly creative and unconventional, playing with unexpected shapes and flavors. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 Baker, who is unfailingly kind, also enjoys giving the plums away. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2026 Lately, with the return of the Y2K scumbag aesthetic, there was also a certain breed of alt Asian Baby Girl who loved Moon and unfailingly made efforts to impress her. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Off the pitch, Kvaratskhelia was generous, obsessed over his self-improvement, and unfailingly polite. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Toward his players, Cox was unfailingly loyal. — Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfailingly
  1. always
  2. constantly
  3. consistently
  4. invariably
  5. continually
Adverb
  • Crowley's mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven't always been decisive in other primaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For Braswell, the winning combination has always been travel and the outdoors, two of her greatest joys.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of always
Adverb
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The organization tasked with enforcing its own rules is constantly reacting to another lawsuit filed in state or federal court by an athlete seeking an additional year of eligibility.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of constantly
Adverb
  • Smith, the Republican mayor of Tifton, said Ossoff has consistently delivered for the region.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of high-quality studies encompassing data from millions of children worldwide have already been carried out on the topic and have consistently found no link between childhood vaccines and autism.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of consistently
Adverb
  • The actors playing those roles — Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone — invariably became romantic partners so when the series was revived with Holland, with Zendaya as MJ, producer Amy Pascal warned them not to date.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cohn, who was a closeted gay man, was invariably attracted to what could be called über-Gentiles—tall, fair-haired, blue-eyed.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of invariably
Adverb
  • Throughout the night, a massive cylindrical lighting-and-video rig loomed above the stage, descending toward the performers, rising into the rafters and continually changing the dimensions of the space around them.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
  • By continually altering reality, a government can disable the faculties of judgment and action on which political freedom depends.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of continually

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