with certainty
idiom
: in a certain or definite way
It is difficult to say with certainty which of the plays was written first.
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In a Congress accustomed to last-minute deals, few are yet predicting with certainty how the drama will resolve.
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Nik Popli, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Approach them with curiosity about why good people might see things differently, rather than with certainty that anyone who disagrees must be misinformed or malicious.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Now ready for pre-sale, the Sync Oven and Sync Air Fryer exemplify an idea beyond a kitchen tool, one that replaces hesitation with clarity and guesswork with certainty.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
No one can say with certainty how this will impact the atmosphere when Spurs host Villarreal in the Champions League a few days later.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Approach them with curiosity about why good people might see things differently, rather than with certainty that anyone who disagrees must be misinformed or malicious.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Now ready for pre-sale, the Sync Oven and Sync Air Fryer exemplify an idea beyond a kitchen tool, one that replaces hesitation with clarity and guesswork with certainty.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
No one can say with certainty how this will impact the atmosphere when Spurs host Villarreal in the Champions League a few days later.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“With certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20certainty. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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