as in certainly
without any question
your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble
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Recent Examples of clearly
The crowd cheered, but Rema was clearly lip-synching and not trying hard to pretend otherwise, pulling the mic away from his mouth while the recording of his voice continued.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Brit bristles, clearly still raw, and that simmering trauma spills over, misdirected.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, his partner of half a century and a comics artist in her own right who died in 2022, was also clearly a stabilizing force.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Brit bristles, clearly still raw, and that simmering trauma spills over, misdirected.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, his partner of half a century and a comics artist in her own right who died in 2022, was also clearly a stabilizing force.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Otherwise, this unit will cause major issues for a team that has a lot going for it and could certainly make a run to October.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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This is certainly Kenny Atkinson’s first real chance at guiding a team to a title, something precious few coaches ever get the opportunity to do.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One thing the Heat definitely can’t do is lose in the margins.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Watching that film with the context of this series definitely helps make Cassian's entire story feel complete.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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These reefs may lack legal protections now, Hovland argued to his superiors, but once the public learned about them, regulations would surely follow.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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This surely explains why, in the course of the past week, the President has been escalating his threats and targeting its endowment directly by suggesting in a social-media post that Harvard should lose its tax-exempt status.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That sure seems like the king of all tells that the Wild aren’t going to wait for Buium to be an injury replacement or series momentum-shifter out of the bullpen a game or two in.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Get a first look at Feldman’s character below — Pete sure is happy about Kyle’s visit!—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Capponi also encourages celebrity entrepreneurs to really nail down understanding their supply chain.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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To empower [children] in that way is really important.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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