certainly not

idiom

: not at all
"Did I offend you?" "Oh, certainly not."

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Yes, with a .500 record entering the second half of the season, the 49ers are certainly not in a position to worry about style points following Sunday’s 23-20 win over the Buccaneers. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 In this race, Donald Trump is certainly not a conservative. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 What a fun moral and legal gray area that will certainly not blow up in anyone’s face! Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 And that’s certainly not ideal, given the amount of election conspiracy theories already waving about. Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for certainly not 

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“Certainly not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainly%20not. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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