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
Well, the speed of disruption is clearly speeding up.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
As soccer keeps building momentum across North America, especially among young Black fans who see themselves reflected in the sport more than ever, Audi clearly wants a seat at that table.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s clearly some darkness beneath the surface, but Dispatch doesn’t seem interested in interrogating its premise in the same gratuitous ways shows like Invincible and The Boys are.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
But the palace clearly felt something more had to be done to halt the seemingly weekly drip-feed of salacious headlines.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
As soccer keeps building momentum across North America, especially among young Black fans who see themselves reflected in the sport more than ever, Audi clearly wants a seat at that table.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s clearly some darkness beneath the surface, but Dispatch doesn’t seem interested in interrogating its premise in the same gratuitous ways shows like Invincible and The Boys are.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
But the palace clearly felt something more had to be done to halt the seemingly weekly drip-feed of salacious headlines.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clearly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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But, in his first game back from a knee sprain, Bichette certainly didn’t look comfortable doing it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kansas redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson certainly showed Friday he’s recovered from patellar tendon surgery that forced him to redshirt the 2024-25 campaign.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The vibes are definitely compromised around Anfield.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some other state, possibly culminating in a singularity but definitely not an inflationary state itself, must have preceded it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This was an impressive tournament that will have surely turned heads.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many blue-city residents who have noticed a decrease in crime surely appreciate the safer streets, an environment that tired old No Kings boomers will never have to navigate.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Wolves sure better hope so.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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And sure, there’s only three offensive line starters.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Louisville would probably look quite different if the founder of Brown-Forman never became the first whiskey maker to bottle and seal his liquor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sports betting is probably as old as sports itself.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Because that could really be interesting.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The odds of a hurricane landfall in the US really dwindle at the end of October and into November, but there have been notable late-season exceptions.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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