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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitively
Adverb
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But overall, he’s clearly put in some work on the whole public speaking thing.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025 -
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.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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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And that, my fellow leaders, is a rare privilege that is definitely worth the cost.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
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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Draisaitl, at least, is assuredly in the picture for the long term.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Clara, a 20-year-old prospect goaltender whose journey has taken him from Italy to Austria to Sweden to San Diego, will almost assuredly be the lone North American pro among the Italians.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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If Dante Fabbro doesn’t re-sign with Columbus, Andersson could potentially get a look on the top pair with Zach Werenski.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Yes, Jon, look, there is no question this morning this is absolutely the largest and potentially most dangerous risk and gamble of Trump's presidency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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“Definitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitively. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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