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
Is there a surefire way to get any person to flirt with you?
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Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
According to Packer, several surefire ways to ensure success start here:
Be arrogant!
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
If former President Joe Biden's tenure is any indicator, that is a surefire way to find yourself on the outs with the American people.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
But one surefire way to deter scalpers would be to raise prices and narrow the margin that a reseller could make by flipping a ticket.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surefire
Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
According to Packer, several surefire ways to ensure success start here:
Be arrogant!
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
If former President Joe Biden's tenure is any indicator, that is a surefire way to find yourself on the outs with the American people.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
But one surefire way to deter scalpers would be to raise prices and narrow the margin that a reseller could make by flipping a ticket.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surefire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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The 3-month Treasury yield this week moved above the 10-year note, a historically reliable indicator of a recession at the 12- to 18-month horizon.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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With a credit card and a garage, enthusiasts can build a virtually new Mustang from scratch using show-quality reproduction parts available from dozens of reliable suppliers.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Regardless of whether Congress cuts Medicaid funding this year, passing HB 2010 is the surest way to position us to accomplish those goals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Investigators were not sure about the relationship with the boy who was killed.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Senate leaders chose to plow ahead with their budget plan even after Mr. Trump endorsed the House’s one-big-bill approach on Wednesday, characterizing their measure as a fail-safe should the House falter.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In light of this, many public schools might be disinclined to relinquish what could be a fail-safe legal safeguard by including explicit ADR language into revenue-sharing contracts with athletes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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