1
as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I have full certainty that I'll pass the test
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2
as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
the proverbial certainty of death and taxes
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Recent Examples of certainty
Iowa State fans will have a worthy beef with me for not including the Cyclones in that top tier when returning three players that good and then also the near-certainty that the defense will continue to be quite good.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No one can say with any certainty what the New York Mets will look like next season, but there's bound to be plenty of change.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But that certainty devolved as the program faded from discussion amid the chaos of rapidly evolving trade policy, and relationships with bigger partners—China, India, the European Union—have dominated the discourse.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Simone Weil may be the clearest portrait of a thinker who kept abandoning certainties in pursuit of higher truth.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No one can say with any certainty what the New York Mets will look like next season, but there's bound to be plenty of change.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But that certainty devolved as the program faded from discussion amid the chaos of rapidly evolving trade policy, and relationships with bigger partners—China, India, the European Union—have dominated the discourse.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Simone Weil may be the clearest portrait of a thinker who kept abandoning certainties in pursuit of higher truth.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certainty
Noun
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But some neighbors dismissed the assurances.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump also gave Wall Street some assurance that the administration would give Nvidia licenses to offer its H20 AI chip in China – a crucial market for the company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Taking into account the 13 months the rapper has already spend in jail, and the likelihood of time off for good behavior, Combs is likely to serve between just two, and two-and-a-half years in prison.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But those early rejections didn’t destroy their confidence.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Back in June, Naughton posted a bikini pic, and the caption reflected her growing confidence along her weight-loss journey.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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That inevitability underscores her need for a personal publicist, who would dictate which outlets were most valuable to engage and perhaps keep certain topics off limits.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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What felt like invincibility now feels more like inevitability.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Performance makes up 55 percent of the total score, followed by reputation at 30 percent, accreditation at 10 and resident satisfaction at 5 percent.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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More than eight in 10 employers say that financial wellness boosts job satisfaction, retention, and productivity, according to the report.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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All of this raises the probability that extraterrestrial life exists in the moon’s subsurface ocean.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bayern Munich have arguably been Europe’s most impressive team since August, and routed Pafos 5-1 to improve their title-winning probability to 10 per cent (from six).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Shota Imanaga, the Japanese lefty who usually pitches with so much joy and conviction, stood at his locker, searching for answers.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Supreme Court denies Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal The Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated a non-prosecution agreement made with Jeffrey Epstein before his death.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certainty. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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