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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All of this political uncertainty might prevent the government from being able to tell investors with certainty where their money may be headed.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Apparently, the little man was an oracle, foretelling deaths with certainty.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
As a result, astronomers could not say with certainty whether rogue planets actually existed.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
And this is the very space Emerald Built Environments has claimed with certainty since its founding in 2008.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Apparently, the little man was an oracle, foretelling deaths with certainty.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
As a result, astronomers could not say with certainty whether rogue planets actually existed.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
And this is the very space Emerald Built Environments has claimed with certainty since its founding in 2008.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for with certainty
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“With certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20certainty. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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