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
With Gi-hun’s sacrifice, the baby is declared the winner of the games, and In-ho — clearly inspired by the selfless choice that Gi-hun has made, and what he’s proven about the good in humanity — goes to collect the baby and bring her to safety.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2025
Maureen remembered the years before Bruce’s arrival more clearly than the time after.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Lanier himself has an affable, bro-ish air on camera and clearly enjoys making these videos.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
That bottle was clearly an attempt at manufacturing a collector’s item, flavor be damned, but that is absolutely not the case here.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2025
Maureen remembered the years before Bruce’s arrival more clearly than the time after.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Lanier himself has an affable, bro-ish air on camera and clearly enjoys making these videos.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
That bottle was clearly an attempt at manufacturing a collector’s item, flavor be damned, but that is absolutely not the case here.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Oscar Bobb generally gets far more assists than goals, too, but with those five players, as well as Rayan Cherki, City certainly have enough numbers for the wide roles, even if goals are not yet assured.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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There is no overlap between the play and Aira’s life; certainly there’s no anger against the dying of the light in Aira.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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With today being the first official day of summer, things are definitely heating up.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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The Green Party candidate may have been responsible for Clinton losing in 2016 - and Ralph Nader was definitely responsible for Gore losing in 2000 (Nader won about 90K votes in Florida, most of which would have gone to Gore who lost state by fewer than 600 votes).—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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If Newsom’s podcast supplied the most humiliating audio of the new Trump era, the most humiliating image was surely a photo of Whitmer physically hiding in the Oval Office as Trump signed orders to investigate a pair of first-term officials who went on to criticize him.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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At Bonwit, Edna surely works for Gene Moore, the window artist who came to work for Bonwit in 1945.—
John Birdsall
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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The deli sure noticed the outpouring of care…and the rush of customers the news of closing brought.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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So sure, if Elon Musk wants to use his resources to do that, great.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The around 30% of applicants that were probably fake in 2024 represent about 85% of fraudulent attempts, according to Chris Ferguson, the executive vice chancellor of finance and strategic initiatives, who spoke at last month’s Board of Governors meeting.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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And so, the search probably will continue before July 31.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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His season really kicked into gear in early January during the 1-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, with Bergvall scoring a late winner shortly after escaping a second yellow card.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Jaws is really about just you and that Fear That Eats You.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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