as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
Both sets of parents would have surely been willing to help with rent and whatever else was needed for the baby’s well-being, but the couple agreed that asking them for money at this age constituted a failure too great to stomach.
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Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
For a long time, reports indicated the king had been unwilling to deepen the rift between him and Prince Harry, but a move such as this one would surely cause their ongoing feud to escalate.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
The proposals will surely cost more, though the committee did not offer any estimates.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
For a long time, reports indicated the king had been unwilling to deepen the rift between him and Prince Harry, but a move such as this one would surely cause their ongoing feud to escalate.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
The proposals will surely cost more, though the committee did not offer any estimates.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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Few modern conflicts have certainly sparked as much global outrage, division, and scrutiny as the war in Gaza — not just because of the war’s scale, but for the staggering human toll on civilians.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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At $1,500, the 10 Recumbent Bike is certainly an investment.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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The Mandalorian and Andor are done (Mando with its movie), The Acolyte was cancelled, The Book of Boba Fett is definitely dead.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The much smaller women’s bath hall shows that this was definitely a man’s world during Hot Springs’ peak years as a therapeutic and recreational resort.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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The deli sure noticed the outpouring of care…and the rush of customers the news of closing brought.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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So sure, if Elon Musk wants to use his resources to do that, great.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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But, in a way, even this backlash is a backhanded recognition of the moment; the Administration, and its supporters in the fossil-fuel industry, clearly consider this the last possible moment to stifle the sun.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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Footage from a sheriff’s helicopter showed Rendon raising his arm, but the grainy video does not show clearly whether the gun went toward deputies or his own head.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Gordon doesn’t remember what sparked the idea, probably a Radio Shack catalog or inspiration from writer and inventor Forrest Mims.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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David Berding/Getty Images The imaginations of everyone in the press room probably ran wild when Homa said this.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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