as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
Industry analysts say the tax will surely raise car prices in the U.S. and squeeze some would-be car buyers out of the market.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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This is certainly a time for more brutal sounds and sentiments.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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And certainly, there were no -- there was no impact on this operation.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The phrase one size fits all definitely doesn’t apply to even the best bras.—
Bianca London,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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While Rare Beauty has already dabbled with a luminous powder blush and a cream blush, this Bouncy Blush is definitely the first of its kind.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Jokes aside, this Phillies team sure looks to have a higher ceiling than the one that fell two wins shy of the championship.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Missouri had lost four of its last five entering the tournament, and the Tigers sure looked like a slumping team in the first half.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Timothy is clearly trying to reconcile himself with all the suicidal thoughts he’s been having.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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By the time March hit, Gray had clearly found her stride.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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On Tuesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the dismantling of USAID probably violated the U.S. Constitution and blocked further cuts, but stopped short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency.—
David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Oh, for sure, my parents probably immediately, but my whole family is involved in music for the most part.—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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