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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Aflac couldn't confirm with certainty if Scattered Spider was involved in the breach because the hackers didn't identify themselves. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025 Who can say with certainty that’s going to happen next offseason? Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 June 2025 But no one could know with certainty what would come next, and chaos and civil war might ensue. The Editors, National Review, 18 June 2025 For home monitoring to work, Butts said, companies must hand out consequences swiftly and with certainty. Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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