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
This is a tough one, and clearly your best friend has history with this scenario not working out.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
What emerges is a body of work clearly aimed at international circulation and not just domestic box office.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dark Universe was clearly building towards that, but there wasn’t enough fan interest to survive all of the standalone films Universal wanted to release first.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
For the singer, Bieberchella was clearly a trip down memory lane.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
What emerges is a body of work clearly aimed at international circulation and not just domestic box office.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dark Universe was clearly building towards that, but there wasn’t enough fan interest to survive all of the standalone films Universal wanted to release first.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
For the singer, Bieberchella was clearly a trip down memory lane.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Raphael could certainly extract feeling from the architecture of a body and the distribution of its weight, but the majority of his faces, even the most artificially expressive ones, are unburdened by anything like a psychology.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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De Zerbi has certainly earned the right to be heard.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The new project highlights their natural chemistry and clear affinity for the So Much Fun era—the kids are definitely still alright.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s definitely a raw spirit that the UK brings that feels very specific to us.—
Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Of all the courageous figures in the Great Migration, the Pullman Porters of Chicago surely stand alone.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Right now, Imas explained, doctor and teachers are doing jobs that are half relational and half vulnerable to automation, and some of those surely will be.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The biggest culprit at the moment is the lack of offense, though another poor performance by Kodai Senga sure didn’t help matters Friday against the Cubs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Zdenka Majercak, Emma Everitt, Samantha Walsh and Isabella Lisenko led the defense in front of Yerkes, who Oak Forest coach Mike DaLuga is sure glad to have in the net.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Making the record even more impressive was the revelation in the post-competition weighing of Wilkins’ discus to verify the record that the implement was actually two ounces heavier than the required 4 pounds, 6 ounces weight, a fact that cost Wilkins additional inches, probably feet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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