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on every relevant occasion
she has been unfailingly optimistic throughout this ordeal
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Recent Examples of unfailingly
Thanks to its unfailingly delicious menu and vibey energy, Ruby’s has been the site of many an industry tea session.
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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
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Classic, chic, and unfailingly professional.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
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
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Classic, chic, and unfailingly professional.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfailingly
Adverb
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Edwards said decisions involving a ransom are always up to the family and that the FBI can help provide consultation.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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But being the first to break through the status quo hasn’t always sat comfortably with Edwards, who is keen to be credited not only for the color of her skin but also for her athletic ability.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The variability is expected; there’s a dusty environment and the dust distribution is constantly changing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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As Thea’s former suitor, Tesman struggles to call her by her married name, a slip of the tongue that Hedda constantly needles him about.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The system was able to consistently track how these icebergs split, drifted, and melted over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Whereas Mercury, a practically airless world, achieves temperatures that rise up to 427 °C (800 °F) in full Sun while its night side can plummet to as low as -180 °C (-290 °F), Venus consistently remains between 440–480 °C (820–900 °F).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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So some team invariably will look at Tagovailoa.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Once the flame is extinguished, though, the sofa surfers invariably return to their pickleball courts and golf courses and forget about curling.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That is a message O’Donnell still continually preaches.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their continuous efforts involve coalition members regularly appearing at city council meetings and a deluge of emails, now numbering nearly 22,000, continually bombarding city hall.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Unfailingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfailingly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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