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as in certainly
without any question
I know that you can indeed do better than that
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as in definitely
not merely this but also
that is not merely a reason, but is indeed the entire point
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as in actually
to tell the truth
that woman can be difficult—indeed, she can be insufferable
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as in no
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
indeed, you really did shave all your hair off!
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Recent Examples of indeed
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
That indeed looks to be one fertile future for Catalan animation.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
On Thursday, prosecutors dropped the charges against Edwards, Amir Fagan, and Chashonn Toney saying this video is indeed inconsistent with facts in the indictment.
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Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Adverb
The best shot of this tournament was, indeed, an accident.
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Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
That indeed looks to be one fertile future for Catalan animation.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
On Thursday, prosecutors dropped the charges against Edwards, Amir Fagan, and Chashonn Toney saying this video is indeed inconsistent with facts in the indictment.
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Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indeed
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That’s certainly fascinating to watch in the world today.
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However, the familial drives of men are something seldom acknowledged by society more broadly, Lewis says, and certainly not to the same degree that women's are.
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But the New York Knicks captain and MVP definitely returned the favor in a big way.
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So the two of you are definitely not hanging up the hat after this?
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The Border Commandos, who control villages and smuggle cocaine along parts of Colombia's frontier with Ecuador, number about 1,000 fighters, thus only 10% of the group actually turned in weapons.
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Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
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The short answer from experts is yes and no, and the difference matters.
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What’s Chicago going to do, say no, and risk losing him in free agency next summer?
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And yet, the most gruesome naval battle in Westerosi history surely would have thrilled as a season finale.
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Some of these Bay Area Shakira supporters had surely seen this show before, back when the Colombian pop star entertained some 33,000 music lovers on a chilly June night at Oracle Park in San Francisco in 2025.
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But unlike those three, he’s never been cast truly as a leading man.
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But the paper world — the construction of entire paper sets and environments — only truly began for me around 2014.
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Illinois cannot have an honest conversation about education funding without first speaking frankly about its pension problem.
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Devers, meanwhile, possesses a 22nd-percentile sprint speed that frankly feels flattering.
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?
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“Indeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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