as in certainly
without any question
your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble
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Recent Examples of clearly
Razer is clearly gunning for Apple with its Razer Blade 16, which is significantly thinner than last year's model.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the things that the world has learned so clearly about decarbonization is that there is no social license for decarbonization pathways that put upward pressure on consumer prices.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-2 guard’s ability is clearly beyond his years.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And the actors clearly are having a ton of fun roasting the industry, while also paying tribute to the invisible heroes of any movie: the stunt performers.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
One of the things that the world has learned so clearly about decarbonization is that there is no social license for decarbonization pathways that put upward pressure on consumer prices.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-2 guard’s ability is clearly beyond his years.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And the actors clearly are having a ton of fun roasting the industry, while also paying tribute to the invisible heroes of any movie: the stunt performers.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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The infusion of the Sinhala element along with Buddhism could certainly be things of a later period.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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The conversation will certainly want to consider the perspectives of its shareholders as well as its workforce.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Takeaway number 2, then, is that Valve is definitely committed to getting SteamOS supported on Nvidia hardware —work that will likely benefit the entire Linux gaming system and the open-source community.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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At this point, that secret is definitely more secure than the secret of At Attin.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But one consideration could be Yuki Tsunoda, who will surely be considering his future after being snubbed by Red Bull in favor of Liam Lawson for a seat at the top team this year.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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This will surely draw legal challenges — but Trump could be counting on the 6-3 conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to undo that protection.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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If the character isn't based on Baldoni, there sure are a lot of coincidences.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Schwartz’s songs sure do soar in this film, and golly, a 100-piece orchestra is beyond joyous.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But tariffs would probably weigh on retailers like Ms. Bettencourt, who carries 75,000 items in her store, ranging from lawn mowers, chain saws, paint and barbecue sauce, to tropical fish, live reptiles, cookware and baby Carhartt overalls.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The point is, as Knoblauch insinuated, McDavid probably wouldn’t have felt the need to carry out some sort of vigilante justice if either referee — Wes McCauley or Chris Lee — raised an arm to penalize Garland for what transpired beforehand.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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And size of the national security threat is really proportional to the size of the user base.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Local officials need to exploit that vulnerability to protect Carroll’s citizens from lawmakers who want to raise their taxes, run their schools and really don’t care what the people of Carroll County think about anything.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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