Thesaurus results for CERTAINLY

certainly

adverb

ˈsər-tᵊn-lē

Definition of certainly

as in definitely

without any question certainly, you can come to the party

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So offseason, one, and then spring training, definitely different.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
But the late-night revelry definitely penetrated the walls of her hotel.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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The trees Bill Thompson pointed to, just beyond Fred's property, sure didn't look like a cemetery.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Pattinson sure is scary, though, at one point framed with a Kubrick stare but here with his head and eyes tilted downward as a river of rain washes over a window and down on the night.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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Eddie Hall, probably the UK’s most famous strongman, won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017 and was the first to deadlift 500kg.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
For example, everyone on the boat and probably innocent citizens in Dubrovnik can tell that Kat and Cooper are still an item.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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The player who really caught the eye, though, was Ao Tanaka, whose superb performance helped Leeds control midfield.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And although showing the documentary in New York was exciting, what Valencia and Zegarra really wanted was to release it in Peru.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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