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on every relevant occasion
she has been unfailingly optimistic throughout this ordeal
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Recent Examples of unfailingly
Chait has extensive experience presenting to the Board of Education and unfailingly upholds the administration’s perspective.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In interactions with journalists, Gu is unfailingly polite but often returns to familiar talking points.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Thanks to its unfailingly delicious menu and vibey energy, Ruby’s has been the site of many an industry tea session.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
American Express travel data show bookings to Japan among Gen Z and millennials have surged 1,300% since 2019, turning the country into an idealized escape where trains are on time, streets are spotless, and strangers are unfailingly polite.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some authors of quasi-impossible books like Nabokov (Ada, or Ardor), Pynchon (Gravity’s Rainbow) and Wallace (Infinite Jest) nevertheless manage to write unfailingly entertaining sentences that never lose a certain vernacular crackle, and that are often funny.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Alexa Chung’s lob is unfailingly cool.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Show houses are unfailingly eye-catching—perhaps because designers, unburdened by client directives, are able to fully unleash their imaginations.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2026
Throughout the fraught final two months of 2025, her actions spoke louder than her words, which unfailingly were conciliatory and left the door open to compromise.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In interactions with journalists, Gu is unfailingly polite but often returns to familiar talking points.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Thanks to its unfailingly delicious menu and vibey energy, Ruby’s has been the site of many an industry tea session.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
American Express travel data show bookings to Japan among Gen Z and millennials have surged 1,300% since 2019, turning the country into an idealized escape where trains are on time, streets are spotless, and strangers are unfailingly polite.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some authors of quasi-impossible books like Nabokov (Ada, or Ardor), Pynchon (Gravity’s Rainbow) and Wallace (Infinite Jest) nevertheless manage to write unfailingly entertaining sentences that never lose a certain vernacular crackle, and that are often funny.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Alexa Chung’s lob is unfailingly cool.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Show houses are unfailingly eye-catching—perhaps because designers, unburdened by client directives, are able to fully unleash their imaginations.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2026
Throughout the fraught final two months of 2025, her actions spoke louder than her words, which unfailingly were conciliatory and left the door open to compromise.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfailingly
Adverb
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Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Engagement is almost always good.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The institution tries to constantly fine-tune its assessments of how supply and demand are affecting prices.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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These arms act as cosmic nurseries where new stars are constantly forming.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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The instantly recognizable musical style has remained, over the years, consistently abstract and refreshing.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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However, analysts say that this rollback in financial incentives might suppress demand for new EV purchases, as the market expects costs to invariably get transferred to consumers.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her writing invariably sparks discourse, sometimes misogynistic, often written off as jealousy over her success.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Evolutionary importance and modern life While the appendix has an interesting past, with evolution continually reinventing it, its modern importance is modest at best.—
Lilia Goncharova,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The physical 5-foot-10 guard continually attacked the basket and scored a game-high 44 points, including sinking 14 of 19 free throws.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Unfailingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfailingly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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