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
After a Gold Glove rookie season, shortstop Anthony Volpe might have briefly seemed like a surefire franchise solution for the role, but that certainty has faded this season.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Luckily, there are a few surefire ways that Gen Z can avoid the early-morning anxiety of having to pick out an appropriate outfit for the office.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
School gardens are a surefire way to get kids excited about fresh produce and provide outdoor learning opportunities.
—Staff Author, Parents, 23 July 2025
Compared to isolation moves, like a triceps dip or hamstring curl, that work just one group at a time, compound exercises are a surefire way to tax your heart and lungs.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 July 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Luckily, there are a few surefire ways that Gen Z can avoid the early-morning anxiety of having to pick out an appropriate outfit for the office.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2025
School gardens are a surefire way to get kids excited about fresh produce and provide outdoor learning opportunities.
—Staff Author, Parents, 23 July 2025
Compared to isolation moves, like a triceps dip or hamstring curl, that work just one group at a time, compound exercises are a surefire way to tax your heart and lungs.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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Buybacks, once the reliable support mechanism, are falling flat.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Why did my adapter cost $225? SAE International, the engineering group that created standards for everything from lubricating oil to how heavy a trailer a vehicle can safely tow, oversaw standards for reliable adapters that work with all vehicles and chargers.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Right now, that seems sure to be the date to mark in your calendar.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rina’s mother, a high school art teacher, splurged to send her daughter to a week of robotics camp one summer, but beyond that their middle-class family wasn’t sure how to pay for or expand their daughter’s mechanical interests.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Outrider System utilizes safety mechanisms, including redundant hazard detection, fail-safe hardware redundancies, and real-time health monitoring, to detect anomalies in the environment, override unsafe behaviors, and bring the autonomous vehicle to a stop when necessary.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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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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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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