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
Teams clearly schemed to exploit him in the pick-and-roll.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Burgess’s view Daines is clearly talented at vetting candidates and endorsing them.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
More complicated still was the challenge of translating kabuki makeup — which, much like Western stage makeup, is traditionally designed to read clearly across a theater — to the unforgiving scrutiny of cinematic closeups.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Warmth is clearly present, but the color isn’t overly saturated.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Burgess’s view Daines is clearly talented at vetting candidates and endorsing them.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
More complicated still was the challenge of translating kabuki makeup — which, much like Western stage makeup, is traditionally designed to read clearly across a theater — to the unforgiving scrutiny of cinematic closeups.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Warmth is clearly present, but the color isn’t overly saturated.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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While his legacy was certainly felt in Send Help, Jeff Probst was unfortunately too busy with Tribal Council to make a cameo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Imaging can raise suspicion, but the only definitive diagnosis comes from pathology, typically after a hysterectomy—definitely not an option for me at this point.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wild fans pining for a reunion of brothers at the trade deadline definitely got one.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Tigers, who will pay their ace $32 million this season after losing to him in arbitration, surely harbor similar concerns.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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PepsiCo surely pays for the Gatorade coolers loitering behind the benches.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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It sure as hell wasn’t in Fayetteville, where Arkansas ran the Horns out of the gym.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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What once was a dusty little desert ghost town sure has grown up, but the facility has remained leading edge.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Super fans into physical media probably ordered one or more of the seven vinyl variants or the CD.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The right parenting style comes down to the needs and developmental pace of your children—but getting them outside to play more and teaching them to be resilient and fearless are probably not a bad idea anyway.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But this is a really costly thing for the country and the families that put their lives on the line and their spouses and their brothers and sisters.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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So really being very active in other countries to promote democracy, also freedom for independent journalism and media elsewhere.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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