as in surely
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Adverb
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The season finale of The Buccaneers is now out on Apple TV+ and once again, this second season ends on many cliffhangers that will surely left fans eager for a third season.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Hopkins clinic fit squarely into the desire of these movements to offer Americans alternatives to the rigid gender roles and compulsory heterosexuality of the Cold War era.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Yes, there is a level of betrayal to the girl code there, but the facts lean squarely to Lizzy’s side of this drama.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But since his improvement with D1 Minnesota, other Big Ten schools have started recruiting him intently.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
31 July 2025
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The state lawmakers, concerned, listened intently to Fox's story and offered him armed troopers to escort him back to his car and to campus — something that made Fox realize how serious the situation was.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Emphatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphatically. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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