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
Razer is clearly gunning for Apple with its Razer Blade 16, which is significantly thinner than last year's model.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the things that the world has learned so clearly about decarbonization is that there is no social license for decarbonization pathways that put upward pressure on consumer prices.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-2 guard’s ability is clearly beyond his years.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And the actors clearly are having a ton of fun roasting the industry, while also paying tribute to the invisible heroes of any movie: the stunt performers.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the things that the world has learned so clearly about decarbonization is that there is no social license for decarbonization pathways that put upward pressure on consumer prices.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-2 guard’s ability is clearly beyond his years.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And the actors clearly are having a ton of fun roasting the industry, while also paying tribute to the invisible heroes of any movie: the stunt performers.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
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The infusion of the Sinhala element along with Buddhism could certainly be things of a later period.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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The conversation will certainly want to consider the perspectives of its shareholders as well as its workforce.Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Takeaway number 2, then, is that Valve is definitely committed to getting SteamOS supported on Nvidia hardware —work that will likely benefit the entire Linux gaming system and the open-source community.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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At this point, that secret is definitely more secure than the secret of At Attin.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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One thing is for sure: Thank goodness J.M. Barrie is long dead, because this movie would surely kill him.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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This will surely draw legal challenges — but Trump could be counting on the 6-3 conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to undo that protection.Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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If the character isn't based on Baldoni, there sure are a lot of coincidences.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Schwartz’s songs sure do soar in this film, and golly, a 100-piece orchestra is beyond joyous.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Antar said that with the granite base, the sculpture probably weighs closer to 90 pounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The rest of us will probably have to keep our phone chargers for now.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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And size of the national security threat is really proportional to the size of the user base.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The 'last really windy day' amid LA wildfires Firefighters are working to get control of two massive wildfires that have decimated the Los Angeles area and caused thousands to evacuate.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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