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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Saturday’s tweet certainly won’t help Weiss get Mamdani to appear on the network.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Despite many narrow defeats, the reversal of fortune certainly has raised legitimate questions about where the recent dynasty is headed now.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 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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Any such deal is surely now completely off the table.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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After last fall went so badly off the rails, the wiser play for the Buffs surely would’ve been to wait until this year to re-negotiate — to see what a post-Shedeur/post-Hunter roster looked like.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 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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Kayce is an amazing character, but Luke is really thoughtful and smart.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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News reports stating that the Fed raised or lowered interest rates don’t tell us what’s really happening — that the central bank is actually increasing or decreasing the amount of money in circulation.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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