1
as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I have full certainty that I'll pass the test
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2
as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
the proverbial certainty of death and taxes
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Recent Examples of certainty
Rodgers, 41, had not expressed a sense of certainty (via his agent) about his plans, which made Schneider squeamish.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 19 June 2025
And there were many, many near misses where the popular vote loser almost became president, making many such future instances a statistical certainty.
—Stephen Legomsky, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
The President alternates between the certainties of the eighteen-nineties and the anxieties of the nineteen-eighties; to him the choices are screw or be screwed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The need for certainty The push toward gutting elements of the IRA is chilling to many in the clean energy industry, particularly those who are financing early-stage projects and who may rely more on tax credits and subsidies.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 19 June 2025
And there were many, many near misses where the popular vote loser almost became president, making many such future instances a statistical certainty.
—Stephen Legomsky, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
The President alternates between the certainties of the eighteen-nineties and the anxieties of the nineteen-eighties; to him the choices are screw or be screwed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The need for certainty The push toward gutting elements of the IRA is chilling to many in the clean energy industry, particularly those who are financing early-stage projects and who may rely more on tax credits and subsidies.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for certainty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainty
Noun
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That’s far more than hollow audit committee charters, toothless assurance models and self-congratulatory periodic reporting.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Student loan borrowers enrolled in the federal Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan reported unexpected increases in their loan balances, despite government assurances that no interest would accrue during their forbearance period.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Accordingly, in its previous assessments, NASA has classified the structural cracking issue on the space station as the highest level of concern on its 5v5 risk matrix to gauge the likelihood and severity of risks to the space station.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Khan said the data actually instills confidence in the health of the overall housing market.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Key workforce KPIs, such as time-to-fill, turnover rates, labor costs per patient visit and patient satisfaction scores, help assess staffing effectiveness and its impact on care quality.—
Kunal Khashu,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Best in customer satisfaction: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines has mastered the delicate balance between operational efficiency and genuine hospitality that many larger carriers struggle to achieve.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 June 2025
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Patients begin to navigate risk as a terrain—scores, thresholds, probabilities—calibrating and recalibrating their place within it.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
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African American history has already demonstrated the strength of the holiday and the conviction of its followers.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Following his murder conviction, a DNA test connected Hardin to the 1997 rape of a school teacher in nearby Rogers, Arkansas, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainty. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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