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as in unerring
not being or likely to be wrong
a teacher with an infallible memory for names
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as in reliable
not likely to fail
an infallible cure for hiccups
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Recent Examples of infallible
Daniels has been infallible in the postseason, beating every scheme and exposing every defensive trick.
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J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Checkers are not infallible, and their successes are mostly due to hard work and creativity.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
The private school, Feather River Adventist School, is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, part of the Protestant Christian denomination whose followers believe the Bible is the infallible word of God and in the second coming of Christ.
—Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Over jackets, over dresses, over other sweaters or even over your favorite coat, the simplest and most everyday action becomes an infallible trick to elevate an outfit.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2024
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J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Checkers are not infallible, and their successes are mostly due to hard work and creativity.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
The private school, Feather River Adventist School, is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, part of the Protestant Christian denomination whose followers believe the Bible is the infallible word of God and in the second coming of Christ.
—Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Over jackets, over dresses, over other sweaters or even over your favorite coat, the simplest and most everyday action becomes an infallible trick to elevate an outfit.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infallible
Adjective
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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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The film’s blistering opening salvo, a frenetic shootout designed to introduce us to Fok’s unerring dedication to old-school law enforcement, sees the camera adopt Fok’s POV for much of the action.—
James Marsh,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What was long known to be fixed and reliable is now fluid and frightening.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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Now studying to become a nurse, Zipporah plans to open a clinic in her community and take out another loan to ensure her clinic has a reliable water supply.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ivica Zubac added 28 points and 20 rebounds, with Bogdan Bogdanovic scoring 20 off the bench on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Not just for the exceptional wines, but for these supremely authentic interactions that are born from an unfailing dedication to the land.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2025
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This trusted patience anchored in God's unfailing love is indeed necessary in our lives, especially when facing the most difficult and painful situations.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Liu, 19, dazzled the home country crowd at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday, March 26 by skating a flawless routine that featured a triple flip-triple toe combination, double Axel and triple Lutz.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This way, the masks create a guide for a super-clean eyeliner application while catching any fallout from powder eyeshadows, creating a stencil effect for flawless eye makeup.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
24 Mar. 2025
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In one of Saturday’s upsets sure to bust more than a few brackets, No. 10-seed Arkansas took down No. 2 St. John’s 75-66.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The chaos of disinformation, the constant noise in public life, rule of law disappearing, the beginnings of fear, the worry about communications privacy, and much else are the sure signs.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Infallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infallible. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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