as in lock
one that is certain to succeed
he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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Recent Examples of sure thing
Watch on Deadline Cord-cutting, however, has depleted the once-fat margins of RSNs and made once-typical increases in carriage fees much less of a sure thing.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
The typical hallmarks of the commercial, crowd-pleasing indie are not the sure things anymore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Translated, low rates of interest signal tight credit whereby risk averse banks lend to sure things.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
The typical hallmarks of the commercial, crowd-pleasing indie are not the sure things anymore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Translated, low rates of interest signal tight credit whereby risk averse banks lend to sure things.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure thing
Noun
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Set and regularly change your app PIN and enable the screen lock.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Google has made some big changes to its home safety offerings, discontinuing both its Nest Protect smart smoke and CO alarm and its Nest x Yale smart lock.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flagg is considered a slam dunk to the be first pick in this summer’s NBA Draft, eliciting levels of excitement that rival what Zion Williamson and Victor Wembanyama generated before him.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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He was named All-Metro and won the high school slam dunk contest at the Final Four. Shaw closed out his high school career by winning the DiRenna Award as the top player in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a labor battle on the horizon, with owners talking more and more about the possibility of a salary cap; that cost certainty would increase franchise valuations.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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His bigger challenge: How to provide a measure of certainty on the direction of monetary policy as investors try to peer through the fog of uncertainty enveloping the global economy.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure%20thing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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