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 With all of this in mind, Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race in the United States, along with some (almost certainly wrong) predictions on when the rockets may debut. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 But wait, there’s more, because this election-stealing plot by immigrants certainly doesn’t stop at the state line. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Even then, Edgar-Jones connected with the eldest Dashwood daughter, known for her good sense — certainly more so than her passionate sister Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles). — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 The Chiefs certainly conjured some of that against the Raiders. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for certainly

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Halloween candy hasn’t even been handed out yet, but Hilary Duff is definitely in a Christmas mood already.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Nolan will, most definitely, be in the running for best director once again, while the likes of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton, and Robert Pattinson are jostling for position in the various acting races.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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August Barron was one of the breakout shows of the season; this windswept look will surely find its way onto the right red carpet.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
To move forward and, one day, make reparation would surely mean including voices that might have made Mike Wallace nervous, and perhaps fall well outside Weiss’s favored forty-yard lines.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Albertsons’ reply will clearly be that trying hard was not what Kroger promised.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

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After all, Jonathan, who was probably alive for President Andrew Jackson's second inauguration in 1833, is still thriving.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
But being an editor probably makes writing first drafts harder, or at least slower.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

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And to have this chance to see these birds is really thrilling.

— JOSEPH FREDERICK, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In Our Opinion goes beyond the headlines to examine what decisions really mean, where policies succeed or fail, and what leaders should do next.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026

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