as in certainly
without any question
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Without giving anything away, there’s a shower sequence that definitely hurt a lot, too, because of how my body is thrown against walls without bracing myself in any way.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
Perhaps slightly more explicit and definitely more feminist, but thoroughly goofy in its exploration of the proclivities of the title characters.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Takeaway number 2, then, is that Valve is definitely committed to getting SteamOS supported on Nvidia hardware —work that will likely benefit the entire Linux gaming system and the open-source community.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
At this point, that secret is definitely more secure than the secret of At Attin.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
Perhaps slightly more explicit and definitely more feminist, but thoroughly goofy in its exploration of the proclivities of the title characters.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Takeaway number 2, then, is that Valve is definitely committed to getting SteamOS supported on Nvidia hardware —work that will likely benefit the entire Linux gaming system and the open-source community.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
At this point, that secret is definitely more secure than the secret of At Attin.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The infusion of the Sinhala element along with Buddhism could certainly be things of a later period.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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As artists go, this giant Kansas City Chiefs fan’s name might not be broadly known, but his giant, red, white and gold works — seen around the city by tens of thousands of people daily— certainly are.—
Eric Adler and,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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If he wasn't universally considered a star before fight night, Hughes surely is now.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Over its multi-year run as part of NBC’s Dateline franchise, To Catch a Predator wasn’t impervious to criticism or lawsuits, but it was surely insulated.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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While Ben couldn't come to Chicago, Mrs. Johnson sure could.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Pro baseball scouts sure liked it, because some 40 of them showed up Saturday morning to watch Corona vs. Oaks Christian.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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With $1,000 clearly in sight, Netflix could be headed for its first stock split in a decade.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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Keeping Baalke in place clearly has provided pause, at the very least, for candidates.—
Rob Maaddi,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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In fact, exchanging letters with Sebastien probably came with more bad feelings than good ones.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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The point is, as Knoblauch insinuated, McDavid probably wouldn’t have felt the need to carry out some sort of vigilante justice if either referee — Wes McCauley or Chris Lee — raised an arm to penalize Garland for what transpired beforehand.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'last really windy day' amid LA wildfires Firefighters are working to get control of two massive wildfires that have decimated the Los Angeles area and caused thousands to evacuate.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Local officials need to exploit that vulnerability to protect Carroll’s citizens from lawmakers who want to raise their taxes, run their schools and really don’t care what the people of Carroll County think about anything.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Definitely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitely. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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