as in definitely
without any question
certainly, you can come to the party
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Recent Examples of certainly
Far too many people are struggling to, to survive and certainly can't thrive paycheck to paycheck in this country, which should not be happening in the wealthiest country in the history of the world.
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Ford McCracken, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
And there have certainly been signs of that in recent years.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This latter caper was certainly a more explicit violation of law than anything associated with the Rooney Rule.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Known in research circles as authoritarian parenting, this style certainly has its proponents.
—Kelley King Heyworth, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
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Ford McCracken, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
And there have certainly been signs of that in recent years.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This latter caper was certainly a more explicit violation of law than anything associated with the Rooney Rule.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Known in research circles as authoritarian parenting, this style certainly has its proponents.
—Kelley King Heyworth, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainly
Adverb
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This one is definitely going into heavy rotation for the next month or two.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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But he's definitely got his finger on the pulse of the culture, so good for him.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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If traditional doctors don’t promise their patients these things, however, others surely will.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Public outcry shut this down a few years later, but the audience surely knew the reference when Lehrer recorded this song live at Sanders Theater.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Well, this sure beats the alternative for Texas Rangers fans.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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And sure, Rasputin’s ghost can be part of the dark fun, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As folks from across the health, tech, and business worlds were quick to point out online, at the time the NYT article was published, Medvi was being marketed on social media by a trove of Meta accounts featuring clearly fake doctors.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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Look, no one is buying this book because a so-so looking white dude who’s clearly neither young nor old, wrote this thing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Grocery prices will probably be a bit higher.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In all fairness, the intense focus on all of this over the past three years probably has made the play, which was a courageous piece to write in 2023, feel less fresh.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kneepkens, never really known as a defensive stopper in her time at Utah, was emboldened and challenged to be disruptive in opposing guards’ air space with her length.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Not of loyalty, really, but rather of patience.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainly. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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