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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Recent Examples of certainly Still, the look is most certainly no departure from the style or brands the Princess of Wales has become so well-known for during her time as a senior member of the British royal family. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 That could certainly be a factor, as MLB spaces these Wild Card Series games out for national viewing purposes despite odd weekday times that cut into a usual workday. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Drought and flood will almost certainly reduce yields further. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Also starring Riz Ahmed, John Goodman and Sandra Hüller, Digger is certainly a film that would benefit from awards buzz, and the studio hopes that potential Oscar consideration could give it legs at the box office. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for certainly

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As sure as the sun rises, Crohn’s disease is most definitely not juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Vicki and Tamra are meeting up to get their Prenuvo scans, and no, this is definitely not spon-con.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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With Game 1 in the best-of-three Wild Card Series set to start Tuesday in Atlanta, the Phillies will almost surely have to beat the Braves without a start from Wheeler.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Boston is likely to start two left-handers in the series, and the Yankees will surely want to deploy lefty-crushing outfielder Heliot Ramos in both games.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

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So these are the scheduling quirks that come with our awesome move to nine games that has sure looked so great here lately.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Some cold cases do eventually thaw…the result of a crisis of conscience or a dying declaration, but in the case of Shergar, sure seems like a long shot.

— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sure

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Let the discomfort show you which ambition, responsibility, or expectation still needs to become more clearly yours.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography and Dennis Gassner’s production design achieve the Kubrickian grandeur Iñárritu clearly intends.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

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Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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