as in definitely
without any question
certainly, you can come to the party
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Recent Examples of certainly
Boras almost certainly will discourage Skubal from making another high-intensity start in mid-March, fearing an injury that might derail his free agency.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
And certainly, that was the case in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
But for animals like deer, a switch to permanent daylight saving time in North America would almost certainly reduce roadkill, Langen says.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2026
It's been proven time and again that what goes around most certainly comes back around.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
And certainly, that was the case in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
But for animals like deer, a switch to permanent daylight saving time in North America would almost certainly reduce roadkill, Langen says.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2026
It's been proven time and again that what goes around most certainly comes back around.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainly
Adverb
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Imaging can raise suspicion, but the only definitive diagnosis comes from pathology, typically after a hysterectomy—definitely not an option for me at this point.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wild fans pining for a reunion of brothers at the trade deadline definitely got one.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Tigers, who will pay their ace $32 million this season after losing to him in arbitration, surely harbor similar concerns.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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PepsiCo surely pays for the Gatorade coolers loitering behind the benches.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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It sure as hell wasn’t in Fayetteville, where Arkansas ran the Horns out of the gym.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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What once was a dusty little desert ghost town sure has grown up, but the facility has remained leading edge.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Rangers are also clearly in win-now mode, though, and can only afford so much time for development at the big league level.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Super fans into physical media probably ordered one or more of the seven vinyl variants or the CD.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The right parenting style comes down to the needs and developmental pace of your children—but getting them outside to play more and teaching them to be resilient and fearless are probably not a bad idea anyway.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But this is a really costly thing for the country and the families that put their lives on the line and their spouses and their brothers and sisters.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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So really being very active in other countries to promote democracy, also freedom for independent journalism and media elsewhere.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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