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as in honestly
to tell the truth
verily, I don't remember a single thing about that course
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as in indeed
not merely this but also
I shall pay back your loan and verily do so with considerable interest
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Recent Examples of verily
All the Eagles, Double Eagles, all that with the Augustus Saint-Gaudens beaux-arts designs and markings that the federal government had verily marketed to the American people for generations had to come back.
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Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2023
Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.’ Pretty rough way to describe it.
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NBC News,
1 July 2018
If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia.
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Ashley Braun,
Slate Magazine,
14 July 2017
But the whole cast is, verily, first-rate and clever.
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John Anderson,
WSJ,
6 July 2017
Verily, this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them.
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Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2017
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion.
—
John Kelly,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2023
Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.’ Pretty rough way to describe it.
—
NBC News,
1 July 2018
If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia.
—
Ashley Braun,
Slate Magazine,
14 July 2017
But the whole cast is, verily, first-rate and clever.
—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
6 July 2017
Verily, this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them.
—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verily
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And honestly, in the short term, founder dependency makes the operating partner's job easier too.
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And, honestly, what a miserable way to go through life.
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But this mileage may vary in another state; for instance, a charging order application in California and several other states does indeed operate to put a temporary lien on the debtor's interest.
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The heyday of the Hudson Valley Mall—and indeed the American shopping mall itself—is long gone.
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Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from his heart — shouted, actually.
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William Wyler’s sweeping drama arrived just as America was beginning to reckon with what coming home actually meant.
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In the second season, we were introduced to Carmy and Mikey’s mother Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis), whose dysfunctions, including alcoholism, certainly helped create the family’s addiction to chaos.
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But certainly not one that is giving back to the community and the kids in this manner.
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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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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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Tried and tested professionals to really help maintain a high standard.
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Looking up over the hill there was really nothing left here.
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Mars activates your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources, motivating you to tackle sensitive matters with courage and protect what truly matters.
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These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
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“Verily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verily. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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