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
While gorilla trekking and leopard safaris are definitely on the bucket list, several others have risen to prominence.
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Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Badlands was definitely one of them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
But knowing that this is the last go around, there’s definitely some nostalgia.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s definitely a subsection of the fandom (jokingly championed by comedian Meredith Lynch) that believes Belly loves neither Fisher brother, but rather wants the house.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Badlands was definitely one of them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
But knowing that this is the last go around, there’s definitely some nostalgia.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s definitely a subsection of the fandom (jokingly championed by comedian Meredith Lynch) that believes Belly loves neither Fisher brother, but rather wants the house.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 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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What’s odd about that is that earlier this morning, Peacock ordered a second season — the kind of deal that was surely worked out long in advance, and announced the day before the premiere to goose the hype cycle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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All of that being said, Los Angeles is a notoriously prudent organization, so the Chargers would surely tread carefully in any potential trade discussions for Jennings.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 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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However, the reality is that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US and Europe are clearly stalled, if at worse dead with many contentions from both sides surrounding security concerns and, importantly, trade sanctions.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even with Muchová so clearly struggling, Osaka faced some weird jeopardy down the stretch.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 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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Priya Kaur The Powerball jackpot is getting big − really big.—
Priya Kaur,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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All the movies are really about people trapped in a spaceship, a prison, et cetera.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Definitely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitely. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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