as in definitely
without any question
certainly, you can come to the party
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The Boulevardier is certainly the best of the Negroni variations (unless of course the Negroni is a variation of it) and is one of the great drinks of the world.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Cunard certainly has history — 185 years of it — but in that long span, the company’s ships have never called Miami home.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The bill’s defeat in the Senate certainly doesn’t help the argument that the House should come back and hold hearings or votes on appropriations.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
And Challengers director Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt certainly won't.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Cunard certainly has history — 185 years of it — but in that long span, the company’s ships have never called Miami home.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The bill’s defeat in the Senate certainly doesn’t help the argument that the House should come back and hold hearings or votes on appropriations.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
And Challengers director Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt certainly won't.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainly
Adverb
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Anyone who gets into that position has definitely earned it.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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While destinations like Iceland, Norway, and Greenland attract travelers with unparalleled views of the aurora borealis, there are plenty of places Americans can spot the natural wonder closer to home—including some that definitely haven’t been on your For You Page.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Business is surely likely to boom Wednesday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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That freedom is particularly relevant in the moment, with Colbert on the way out next year and Kimmel surely weighing his options at ABC.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Tomasek’s usage New Oiler David Tomasek sure didn’t lack for opportunities in his first NHL game.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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But heading into Week 6, the Cowboys are set to face off against a former player of theirs who sure seems to be dead set on getting his revenge against his old team.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Those people have clearly not seen Browns QB Dillon Gabriel play.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This morning, sentimentality keeps you from seeing a situation clearly.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Overall, training is probably more important than selective recruitment, although recruitment can be necessary for specialists with specific areas of expertise.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The status of Brooke’s book will probably never be resolved officially.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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There was an aspect to the story that really hit my heart hard in Bruno Lacombe’s radical philosophy, which posits that modern humans have lost their essential connection to the primal elements of existence.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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