as in unfailing
not being or likely to be wrong
an unerring taste in interior decoration
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Recent Examples of unerring
Even in Britain’s election, despite an unerring show of mutual respect by almost all candidates, a number faced threats and intimidation while campaigning.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2024
This includes an unerring eye for the old and precious and ... the martial art of Krav Maga.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The eighty-one-year-old Senate Minority Leader has an unerring sense for internal Republican Party politics.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
My daughter, an introvert with a preternatural instinct for hibernation, admired the chickens’ unerring sense of home.
—Amory Rowe Salem and Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Jan. 2024
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2024
This includes an unerring eye for the old and precious and ... the martial art of Krav Maga.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The eighty-one-year-old Senate Minority Leader has an unerring sense for internal Republican Party politics.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
My daughter, an introvert with a preternatural instinct for hibernation, admired the chickens’ unerring sense of home.
—Amory Rowe Salem and Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unerring
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Indeed, there is convincing evidence of momentum in stock and other asset returns, but this is not an unfailing natural law.Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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But the matchup came down to Tim Walz’s record in Minnesota versus his opponent’s unfailing defense of Donald Trump.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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That the Panthers came that close revealed the limitations of an Eagles defense that isn’t infallible.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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While there are notable and beautiful bright spots to All or Nothing (most of which go to infallible Leigh regular Ruth Sheen), the film really doubles down on the ambient misery of these people’s lives.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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This solution is also perfect to prepare for emergency power outages.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mackinac Island surpassed the competition in most areas, scoring over 99 points (out of a possible 100) in four categories and a perfect 100 for its bike access to parks and sports facilities.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Madison is flawless in these closing scenes: stunned, heartbroken, unable to respond to the tentative romantic gestures of a Russian henchman who's taken a shine to her.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Hunter goes from glib to gripping as Whizzer; Max Green adds a hilarious goofiness to unconventional psychiatrist Mendel; and Juno McQueen is flawless as Jason, often the wisest character onstage.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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And while that’s not a reason to abandon AI tools, a recent study should remind programmers that even reliable versions of the technology are still prone to bouts of weirdness—like claiming knee X-rays can prove someone drinks beer or eats refried beans.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Geminids, which are bright and have a yellow hue, are considered one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors are usually seen per hour during its peak, NASA says.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unerring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unerring. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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