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forsooth

adverb

fər-ˈsüth

Definition of forsooth

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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Quite frankly, Travis Kelce doesn’t need football anymore, yet Sunday night provided a stark reminder of why football needs him.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
And there is a hunger on the part of much of the public, frankly to attest to this, is that there's a sense of desire for independence of mind and independence of thought.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

More is surely going on, undetected or unreported, even as there has been a minor online symphony of whistle-blowing, alarm-bell tolling, and pleas for legislative action.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The clothes, which always carried an element of tongue-in-cheek, paraded this sense of an triumphal ascent as surely as the Europeans had done with their get-ups in the late seventeenth century.

— Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of surely

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There are certainly French sensibilities that shape the experience too, from the entertainment to the dining, which is always French at heart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Any deal would almost certainly need to accept the Houthis’ participation in Yemeni politics and provide the group economic benefits, possibly including a share of Yemen’s oil revenues.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of certainly

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Despite its name, only the flowering tuft of red oat grass is actually red.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Teenagers should also understand that some AI products are designed to keep users engaged, and that an endlessly attentive chatbot may have incentives that are very different from those of a person who actually cares about them.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of actually

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Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.

— Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
David Stearns sure did hear it about Pete Alonso this week at Citi Field the way George Steinbrenner heard it after Reggie came back to the Stadium and hit a home run for the Angels.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of sure

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And while this gentle reader, writer, and watcher was never worried that star Ella Bruccoleri would indeed be joined by co-star Dónal Finn for the new special, consider the Hayward reunion officially official today.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
The destination of our hapless hero, a courier (Austin Abrams, absolutely awesome) who must transport an important package between medical facilities, is indeed the game’s residentially evil homebase of Racoon City.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of indeed

Adverb

Schlosser definitely got the job done Friday night, rushing for 111 yards and scoring a touchdown to rally Oak Lawn to a 21-14 South Suburban Red victory in overtime over host Evergreen Park.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Lovely feeling in this prewar apartment, with nice light and plenty of space — definitely pretty far out, though.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

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