Definition of surefire
:certain to get successful or expected results
- a surefire recipe
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Examples of surefire in a Sentence
The movie is a surefire hit with teenagers.
There is no surefire way to predict the outcome.
Recent Examples of surefire from the Web
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The only surefire way the bathroom bill will again fail next time is if beleaguered Texas Democrats make sweeping gains in 2018 or topple Abbott.
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Fortunately for those desperate to score a table, there’s one surefire way in: the annual L.A. Chefs for Human Rights (LACHR) dinner, when Cassia’s owners—
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Alas, talks never materialized into a surefire contract, perhaps because Trump and his team handled the potential deal with their signature competence and finesse.
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Alas, talks never materialized into a surefire contract, perhaps because Trump and his team handled the potential deal with their signature competence and finesse.
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High-living Cubs fan gets almost 6 years for fraud Chicago trading firm founder Randy Rye lived a high-flying lifestyle, spending $110,000 on Cubs playoff tickets and portraying himself as an expert who developed a surefire trading algorithm.
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Auburn didn't only add a surefire starter in Wilson Bell, the graduate transfer offensive guard is a behemoth.
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A surefire trick is to reset the router to factory settings.
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Trout pout and duck lips are a surefire sign of filler.
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First Known Use of surefire
1846
surefire Synonyms
Synonyms
can't-miss, certain, fail-safe, sure, infallible, unfailingAntonyms
fallibleRelated Words
dependable, reliable; deadly, unerringNear Antonyms
doubtful, questionable, uncertainSUREFIRE Defined for English Language Learners
surefire
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adjective
Definition of surefire for English Language Learners
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: certain not to fail : sure to be successful
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