as in certainly
without any question
that is definitely the kind of dog we're looking to adopt
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Recent Examples of definitely
Its executive chairman Piero Gandini recently said the plan is definitely to sell off assets piece by piece.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
But this is definitely not a situation to do that.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Her go-to hairstylist, Mark Townsend, definitely leaned more bombshell than girl-next-door for this look.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
Kendall Jenner definitely has—the supermodel and October cover star can often be spotted out and about in her washed black straight-legs with a simple white T-shirt.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
But this is definitely not a situation to do that.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Her go-to hairstylist, Mark Townsend, definitely leaned more bombshell than girl-next-door for this look.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
Kendall Jenner definitely has—the supermodel and October cover star can often be spotted out and about in her washed black straight-legs with a simple white T-shirt.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitely
Adverb
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The phrase busy as a bee certainly applies to bees in June.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Living in California certainly has its perks.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Aside from these Netflix originals, the streaming platform is also home to a vast number of other documentary films and series that will surely stand the test of time and span a variety of topics.—
Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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For Barker, announcing the deal with three of Hollywood’s great horror producers surely helped drive anticipation for Obsession and drove Focus and other buyers to mark it as a must-watch out of the festival.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The team sure did just that upon arrival at the airport late Wednesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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As Nick in the present-adjacent day sure knows a hell of a lot about Dante Alighieri, perhaps the best person to criticize him and recognize his gaps in logic and knowledge, and how Nick is so profoundly screwing up his own life, would be Dante himself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The 27-year-old bluegrass performer pulled in five CMA Award nominations this year, clearly charming critics with his grooving neo-traditional stylings that hearken back to the1990s.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In any case, now Jeremiah has to trade a rent-free room at Steven’s apartment for a rent-free room at Denise’s, but clearly, being broke does wonders for the spirit.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers should probably promote practice-squad linebacker Krys Barnes in the coming weeks as insurance for Trevin Wallace, who was a major liability in Week 1 after a really strong summer.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Definitely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitely. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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