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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitively
Adverb
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Roach is, clearly, among fashion’s most powerful pedagogues.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025 -
Harvard’s refusal to comply with numerous demands from the U.S. Government reveals a fundamental principle too often forgotten in leadership circles: organizational integrity requires the courage of its leaders to clearly draw boundaries and defend them unequivocally.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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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While Robby and the rest of the emergency room day shift team has certainly earned time off, that leaves the rest of us with a Pitt-sized hole on our TVs (and in our hearts).—
Annabel Gutterman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Intelligent zombies are definitely not a positive development.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This will definitely be a part of my Saturday morning rotation.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Berta’s vision for his new club surely features the Premier League trophy.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the potential credibility risks, while still extant, would surely be lower than with any deployment of land forces.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Some, assuredly, still to form after clawing with Timberwolves in a regular-season night somehow unlike any other in a career of firsts.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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With Owens now set to face Randy Orton and two other triple threat matches likely to place at WrestleMania 41, Zayn almost assuredly won’t be added to Orton vs. Owens.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Her mother, a local public school teacher, faces the uncertainty of her school and others across California potentially losing federal funding as the state refuses to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep males out of girls' sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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During Thursday’s Ghosts, Sas went ahead with his potentially deadly plan to get to Shiki by going in the ghost trap, even though crossing the Woodstone property in the box could smush him to death.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Definitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitively. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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