as in reliable
not likely to fail
pizza seems like a surefire choice for a food that everyone at the party will be happy with
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Recent Examples of surefire
Schedule Breaks To Recharge Hopping from one video call to another without a pause is a surefire way to fry your brain.
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Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
There's no surefire way to avoid car depreciation entirely, but proper maintenance and upkeep can help drivers retain as much of their vehicle's value as possible.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 14 June 2025
These attempts weren’t surefire ways to receive water, however.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
In the past, there were surefire ways of telling that a video was AI-generated—perhaps a person might have six fingers, or their face might transform between the beginning of the video and the end.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 2025
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Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
There's no surefire way to avoid car depreciation entirely, but proper maintenance and upkeep can help drivers retain as much of their vehicle's value as possible.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 14 June 2025
These attempts weren’t surefire ways to receive water, however.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
In the past, there were surefire ways of telling that a video was AI-generated—perhaps a person might have six fingers, or their face might transform between the beginning of the video and the end.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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As such, trees grown from seed provide a reliable and affordable (free) option for backyard growers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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People will see you as reliable and realistic yet open to imaginative ideas.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Former Danity Kane singer and Diddy protégé, Aubrey O'Day, has been following the trial and isn’t sure what the outcome will be.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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The power of climbing the same ladder, ring by ring Like many Gen Z grads, Godwin wasn’t sure where to take her career after obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s in English from the Universities of Oklahoma and Iowa, respectively.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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But some business owners still choose to opt in. Using E-Verify as a fail-safe tool for ensuring legal hiring seems like a no-brainer, says Chad Cline, co-owner of the Waterfront Bar & Grill in Little Italy and several other dining venues.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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So the question then becomes: Can ground verification be trusted to be absolutely fail-safe?—
Wally Rippel,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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