as in definitely
without any question
certainly, you can come to the party
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New York conceded 715 runs last season which means there is certainly room for improvement.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The ending of the film certainly leaves it open to the possibility.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
And as Josh Allen leads the Buffalo Bills into a Sunday afternoon matchup at Hard Rock Stadium, there certainly will be fantasy options.
—Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
However, although the planet itself might survive, conditions for life would almost certainly be lost as the Sun continues to evolve.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The ending of the film certainly leaves it open to the possibility.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
And as Josh Allen leads the Buffalo Bills into a Sunday afternoon matchup at Hard Rock Stadium, there certainly will be fantasy options.
—Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
However, although the planet itself might survive, conditions for life would almost certainly be lost as the Sun continues to evolve.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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Tankaneo Double-Breasted Cropped Trench My number-one petite fashion hack is to buy cropped styles that’ll be full-length on my shorter frame, and this trench definitely delivers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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That's definitely a skeleton crew, as the current nominal crew size for the ISS is seven.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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But Arca always told me to trust him, and surely enough, the song was a hit.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
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In what is surely the most pawsome news of the day, this means there's an entirely new, adorable, and totally adoptable lineup of furry players to root for.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pretty sure there never was any proof of reimbursement.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Ocampo says it cannot clearly be determined whether that was the case or if they were discounted shipments, with some kind of quid pro quo — perhaps the deployment of doctors — or as humanitarian aid.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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That probably stems from the extraordinary effort his players have produced across this block of fixtures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s closure of that highway, where shrapnel actually fell on police vehicles, probably saved both lives and plenty of property damage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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So there's really no choice but for the four major conference commissioners to compile a set of rules and guidelines that make at least a marginal bit of sense.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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So getting through that year was really difficult.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainly. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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