as in reliable
not likely to fail
pizza seems like a surefire choice for a food that everyone at the party will be happy with
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Recent Examples of surefire
Team: Hiring without first understanding exactly who and what is needed, and more importantly, how the business owner’s role will evolve once the new hires are on board, is a surefire way to keep the owner stuck in the day-to-day.
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Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
While there’s no surefire way to guarantee your suitcase is the first one on the carousel, there are a few smart strategies that can seriously improve your odds, says Dollar Flight Club founder Jesse Neugarten.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
According to some social media influencers, all those facial movements are a surefire way to get wrinkles and look old.
—Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Joining an incubator isn’t a surefire way for an entrepreneur to keep a business aloft.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
While there’s no surefire way to guarantee your suitcase is the first one on the carousel, there are a few smart strategies that can seriously improve your odds, says Dollar Flight Club founder Jesse Neugarten.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
According to some social media influencers, all those facial movements are a surefire way to get wrinkles and look old.
—Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Joining an incubator isn’t a surefire way for an entrepreneur to keep a business aloft.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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But Tabin is a more reliable defensive player than Roese, which gives her the edge.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The roomy, lockable style is a reliable place to store just about anything, including bikes.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Caio says yes, of course, but Kerry doesn’t seem so sure.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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On its current trajectory, the surest promise that generative AI offers is not creating new originators, but massively scaling up the production of derivative art.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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But the goal should be to create a fair, fail-safe environment where mistakes become growth opportunities and not setbacks.—
Ujjwal Ramtekkar,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The company is focused on creating a de-extinction toolkit that can act as a fail-safe if the government, conservationists, environmentalists and citizens fail to do what is necessary to protect animal species.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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