as in definitely
without any question
certainly, you can come to the party
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The publication of Hitler’s Mein Kampf is banned, as are various forms of hate speech, which the German authorities tend to police with greater vigilance than their European peers—and certainly their American ones.
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
The film has been steadily playing in theaters for months and will certainly continue to be shown for a long time.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
His disses and phenomenal momentum certainly helped, but several factors converged.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Dishwasher-safe Dishwasher-safe glasses are the easiest to clean, which will certainly be welcome after spending a couple of hours enjoying a few drinks with friends.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
The film has been steadily playing in theaters for months and will certainly continue to be shown for a long time.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
His disses and phenomenal momentum certainly helped, but several factors converged.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Dishwasher-safe Dishwasher-safe glasses are the easiest to clean, which will certainly be welcome after spending a couple of hours enjoying a few drinks with friends.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainly
Adverb
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The pitching there is is a little different, the umpires are definitely a little different.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Love may be blind, but social media definitely is not.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Slim Pants: In, Baggy Pants: Out Skinny pants and jeans are slowly, but surely inching their way back onto the sartorial scene.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Marvel Studios and their parent company Disney are well aware of that fact, and will surely do everything to prevent that from happening.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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And sure, some may call me dramatic and write this off as just a silly reality TV show about finding love sight unseen.—
Melanie Curry,
refinery29.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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And sure, the Solo Stove and others like it have proven there's a very nice market for premium portable fire ware.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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That message — telegraphed clearly for and about Hausmann-Stokes’ own platoon mates — comes through loud and clear.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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But after the consumer staples sector began to improve earlier this month, the equal-weighted ratio also has now clearly turned lower.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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There are probably more cases than what has been reported, according to the CDC.—
Katherine Dillinger and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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My predecessor was a non-family member, and my successor will most probably be a non-family member.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Those are really very interesting itineraries that are still very popular.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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There’s also a really fun supporting ensemble, including Zack Fox and Sunny Suljic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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