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
Stratton is clearly more fit to be a heel, and her win over Cargill could serve at the impetus that ultimately leads to Stratton turning back to her heel roots.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Those numbers clearly are not the kind of WNBA MVP production that many expected to see from the 23-year-old superstar.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Van Wessel’s picture is of two teen-age friends of Yuliya and Anna’s, clutching each other, or maybe holding each other up, their eyes closed, clearly sobbing, standing over an open casket.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
The hamster from the pet store was clearly a female.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Those numbers clearly are not the kind of WNBA MVP production that many expected to see from the 23-year-old superstar.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Van Wessel’s picture is of two teen-age friends of Yuliya and Anna’s, clutching each other, or maybe holding each other up, their eyes closed, clearly sobbing, standing over an open casket.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
The hamster from the pet store was clearly a female.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Keys’ career certainly hit its high point this past year, with her big win at the Australian Open.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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And the Shillings certainly weren’t happy with the amount.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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On the other hand, Theo, whose downfall as a great architect definitely put a toll on his self-confidence, decides to build a huge, fancy house for his family.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Some will surely be reminded of 2019’s Parasite, which of course turned Park’s good friend and occasional collaborator Bong Joon-ho into a household name.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Aug. 2025
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Cilento, south of Salerno has abundant space and will surely reveal a number of outstanding wines over the coming years.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And the experiment sure hasn’t helped California’s reading scores.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
24 Aug. 2025
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Between individual development and injuries, things can sure shift.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Think of the recent heat waves in places like the Pacific Northwest, where a lack of air conditioning probably contributed to the deaths of dozens of people in 2021, according to research conducted a few years later.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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This is the Pacheco that Chiefs fans know and love, although there were probably a few fans who held their breath after Pacheco hit the wall.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The 24-year-old Ivory Coast international really came to prominence last season with 12 goals and eight assists in Ligue 1.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, what really sets the Uptown Loafers apart is their packability.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
1 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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