as in reliable
not likely to fail
pizza seems like a surefire choice for a food that everyone at the party will be happy with
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Recent Examples of surefire
For example, work, his or her family, hobbies, pop culture, and favorite music are all surefire bets.
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Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Stroman will miss spring practice after surgery to re-repair the broken collarbone suffered in September, but Dawson and Smith were full go Wednesday and looking like surefire starters.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
On one of those chances, credit Kevin Korchinski, who rode Ovechkin’s hip on what looked like a surefire backdoor opportunity for the record-breaker.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of urging vaccination against the disease, an almost surefire way to prevent infection, Kennedy has blamed malnourishment for the outbreak, promoted unproven treatments for measles, and falsely claimed in one Fox News interview that the vaccine is ineffective and even dangerous.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Stroman will miss spring practice after surgery to re-repair the broken collarbone suffered in September, but Dawson and Smith were full go Wednesday and looking like surefire starters.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
On one of those chances, credit Kevin Korchinski, who rode Ovechkin’s hip on what looked like a surefire backdoor opportunity for the record-breaker.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of urging vaccination against the disease, an almost surefire way to prevent infection, Kennedy has blamed malnourishment for the outbreak, promoted unproven treatments for measles, and falsely claimed in one Fox News interview that the vaccine is ineffective and even dangerous.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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When the Cubs have a lead, Counsell goes to a reliable late-game formula with relievers Julian Merryweather, Porter Hodge and Ryan Pressly.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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This issue was placed on display when Tanner Houck, one of the team's more reliable pitchers, brutally struggled in his last start.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The sweat, sure, but also just the indignity of it.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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That is a sure fire way to get people to flee the dollar.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sweetman argues that his lander’s benthic chamber — a device used to measure oxygen exchange in seafloor sediment — has enough fail-safe features to ensure the experiments weren’t fouled by stowaway air bubbles.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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With this circuit, the overall system remains fail-safe in the event that one or more components fail.—
Wally Rippel,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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