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as in frankly
to tell the truth
forsooth, the rumor is true: this lovely lass and I are getting married!
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as in surely
without any question
you're getting married without a penny to your name—a pretty story forsooth!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsooth
Adverb
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Orlando, quite frankly, hit the jackpot when Palmer decided to settle here.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026 -
There was zero evidence presented at trial of how Mindi was killed and frankly, oh, how — where Mindi was killed.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Tigers, who will pay their ace $32 million this season after losing to him in arbitration, surely harbor similar concerns.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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PepsiCo surely pays for the Gatorade coolers loitering behind the benches.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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By honestly and realistically contemplating these answers and by speaking with a financial advisor or gold investing company representative, investors can tailor their gold approach to one that meets their needs and goals both this month and in the months that follow.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Factor in travel time between locations honestly — and leave buffer time for the unexpected discoveries that often end up being the highlight of the trip.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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While his legacy was certainly felt in Send Help, Jeff Probst was unfortunately too busy with Tribal Council to make a cameo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The software serves as the bridge between today’s powerful AI systems, like Claude or OpenAI’s GPT family of models, and the real-world tasks that people actually want AI systems to accomplish.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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By contrast, when workers used AI to actually offload repetitive tasks, their stress levels dropped.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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It sure as hell wasn’t in Fayetteville, where Arkansas ran the Horns out of the gym.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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What once was a dusty little desert ghost town sure has grown up, but the facility has remained leading edge.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Spuds indeed had a 4-on-3 advantage to end the second period and at the start of the third.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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Several sprinters in the race are indeed implying that workforce reductions help pay for their AI outlays.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Imaging can raise suspicion, but the only definitive diagnosis comes from pathology, typically after a hysterectomy—definitely not an option for me at this point.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wild fans pining for a reunion of brothers at the trade deadline definitely got one.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Forsooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsooth. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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