as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
If he wasn't universally considered a star before fight night, Hughes surely is now.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Reporting from The Guardian suggests that this refusal is due to pressure from the chemicals industry, which would surely suffer in the face of a phthalates ban.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
Boris Epshteyn | ⬇ 1 A longtime adviser, his stock surely fell after Trump’s attorneys launched an investigation for allegedly seeking payments from jobseekers, like Bessent, which Epshteyn denies.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who’s stumbled into fashion TikTok over the past several months has surely come across seasonal analysis, which designates people into each of the four seasons based on their hair, eye, and skin color.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Reporting from The Guardian suggests that this refusal is due to pressure from the chemicals industry, which would surely suffer in the face of a phthalates ban.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
Boris Epshteyn | ⬇ 1 A longtime adviser, his stock surely fell after Trump’s attorneys launched an investigation for allegedly seeking payments from jobseekers, like Bessent, which Epshteyn denies.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who’s stumbled into fashion TikTok over the past several months has surely come across seasonal analysis, which designates people into each of the four seasons based on their hair, eye, and skin color.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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And while that was certainly true this year, the real winners in a lot of ways were the new additions to the guitar amplifier world.—
Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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But his educational background in politics and Hellenic studies is certainly out of the ordinary.—
Michael S. Lubell,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Your mother was definitely one in her earlier years.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Your officiant should definitely know, and the chance of someone hearing about it through the grapevine is fairly high.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism.—
Erin Keller,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Discovered less than a foot beneath the surface, where it was probably buried in a leather pouch that has since decayed, the cache was left in a region where Roman troops were known to have amassed before the invasion of Britain.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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What was the most challenging year? Logistically challenging would probably be the year that the fire marshal shut us down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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