as in certainly
without any question
your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble
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Recent Examples of clearly
Putin cannot be heard speaking clearly in Russian in the CCTV clip.
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Reuters, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
His Zoom profile photo shows two versions of Boulud staring at each other through a mirror—one in black and one in white—clearly meant to denote good and evil.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami lost the Leagues Cup final 3-0 to the Sounders in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Lumen Field in Seattle and Suarez, clearly frustrated, grabbed Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas immediately after the game.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Keep your tone neutral, which helps prevent the situation from escalating, and clearly state (and stick to) your boundaries.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
His Zoom profile photo shows two versions of Boulud staring at each other through a mirror—one in black and one in white—clearly meant to denote good and evil.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami lost the Leagues Cup final 3-0 to the Sounders in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Lumen Field in Seattle and Suarez, clearly frustrated, grabbed Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas immediately after the game.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Keep your tone neutral, which helps prevent the situation from escalating, and clearly state (and stick to) your boundaries.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Several of the new signings have produced encouraging moments, but so far, none of them look like game-changing recruits and certainly none look ready to fill the voids left by those who have left.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, given the state of negotiations, the likelihood of a shutdown one month from the deadline is certainly credible.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This latest Venice premiere is definitely a work of fragments, isolated scenes that amount to a fly-on-the-wall view of Lucius but are not meant to create a traditional narrative, or for the pieces to fit together as neatly as a jigsaw puzzle.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Las Vegas Raiders could definitely use some help in their secondary after losing multiple players in free agency this offseason, and a shocking option just became available for them.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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What’s odd about that is that earlier this morning, Peacock ordered a second season — the kind of deal that was surely worked out long in advance, and announced the day before the premiere to goose the hype cycle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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All of that being said, Los Angeles is a notoriously prudent organization, so the Chargers would surely tread carefully in any potential trade discussions for Jennings.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Wednesday’s Big Brother sure was something.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Aug. 2025
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Oh sure, there will be still be settlement conferences and mediations and the occasional trial, but a good deal of legal matters will henceforth be solved by the attorney thinking through the situation as opposed to simply generating mounds of paperwork.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Officials have said a regular church practice of locking doors after Mass began probably saved lives, and that Westman tried to barricade a door from the outside to prevent people from exiting.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Rapids then scored twice, and probably could’ve added on.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Priya Kaur The Powerball jackpot is getting big − really big.—
Priya Kaur,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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All the movies are really about people trapped in a spaceship, a prison, et cetera.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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