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Recent Examples of definitively
As with many trends, this shift seems to have come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time, so this is hard to answer definitively.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Researchers can’t definitively explain why so many people are overweight today, too, so reducing your caloric intake may not even work.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The president warned pregnant women not to take the medicine, despite many physicians and medical groups arguing that acetaminophen does not definitively cause autism.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This is not to say, by the way, that Cortez is definitively not working for Frank.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
The lab chief said that these changes were made in an effort to funnel information to employees through First Line Supervisors, but was unable to say definitively since official reasoning had not been communicated to that level of management, according to the email.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
At the end of the season, Breslow refrained from definitively calling Casas his Opening Day first baseman, aware of the many checkpoints Casas has to pass to be ready for late March.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The exact cause of those issues couldn't be definitively determined.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
While some tests can provide hints that someone has the condition, CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after a person dies and researchers can physically examine that person’s brain, Crary said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Researchers can’t definitively explain why so many people are overweight today, too, so reducing your caloric intake may not even work.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The president warned pregnant women not to take the medicine, despite many physicians and medical groups arguing that acetaminophen does not definitively cause autism.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This is not to say, by the way, that Cortez is definitively not working for Frank.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
The lab chief said that these changes were made in an effort to funnel information to employees through First Line Supervisors, but was unable to say definitively since official reasoning had not been communicated to that level of management, according to the email.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
At the end of the season, Breslow refrained from definitively calling Casas his Opening Day first baseman, aware of the many checkpoints Casas has to pass to be ready for late March.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The exact cause of those issues couldn't be definitively determined.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
While some tests can provide hints that someone has the condition, CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after a person dies and researchers can physically examine that person’s brain, Crary said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitively
Adverb
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Affordability is clearly the most significant political theme running through both local and national politics today.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Johnson, who was also posting memes in reaction to the news of Gardner and Williams being traded, was clearly devastated to see his teammates and friends leave the Jets.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The technique starts with a minuscule sample of tissue; for example, in the makeshift lab at the hotel in Malles Venosta, researchers dissecting moths for sequencing also removed, for DNA barcoding, a leg of each moth whose species was not conclusively known.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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And the evidence shows, conclusively, that people love this.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Teams that may have some postseason games to play are certainly showing themselves as playoff scenarios take shape in KC-area and regional college football.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even on Saturday, in a game that was almost certainly his best, Michkov was on the ice for just 14 minutes and 10 seconds.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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All told, whether a dive bar is in a downtown area, off a busy main street or hidden in a neighborhood, these are beloved spots that draw regulars and newcomers for the drinks, perhaps a good bar burger, but definitely the camaraderie.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Except, of course, there definitely have been Mexicans protesting ICE actions, flying Mexican flags and saying California and Texas were stolen from them.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That care meant an eight-month rehabilitation stay at two facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a future that surely would not include broadcasting as Hains fought for his life.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Business, finance, capital, and prosperity will surely follow.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The timing is curious, of course, and the optics here will undoubtedly be improved.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though the dominant theme is undoubtedly mushrooms, other collections surface throughout the space.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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On the flip side, the Heat was out-rebounded 55-36, marking the third time in four games that Miami was decisively beaten on the glass.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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This year’s results broke from incremental trends and swung decisively in the other direction.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And that’s not even considering the day-to-day ways that all Americans are positively affected by the military and its tradition of service.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office had not yet positively identified McClintic.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Definitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitively. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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