as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
The psychological cost over the years for families affected by the surge will surely be even higher.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
These aren’t real roosters — the famous Blue Heaven restaurant is still in Key West, and anyway, the city of Doral surely has regulations about that sort of thing.
—Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins should surely first look to trade Tagovailoa, but there would be a number of challenges with finding a taker and what Miami may have to pull off in terms of payout of the remaining guarantees on the deal or extra draft picks traded just to have someone take him off the team’s hands.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy surely has to worry about the same thing today.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
These aren’t real roosters — the famous Blue Heaven restaurant is still in Key West, and anyway, the city of Doral surely has regulations about that sort of thing.
—Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins should surely first look to trade Tagovailoa, but there would be a number of challenges with finding a taker and what Miami may have to pull off in terms of payout of the remaining guarantees on the deal or extra draft picks traded just to have someone take him off the team’s hands.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Zelenskyy surely has to worry about the same thing today.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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Jessie Buckley is almost certainly going to win an Oscar come March.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro must certainly have fallen victim to some kind of sorcery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Tankaneo Double-Breasted Cropped Trench My number-one petite fashion hack is to buy cropped styles that’ll be full-length on my shorter frame, and this trench definitely delivers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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That's definitely a skeleton crew, as the current nominal crew size for the ISS is seven.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Pretty sure there never was any proof of reimbursement.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Ocampo says it cannot clearly be determined whether that was the case or if they were discounted shipments, with some kind of quid pro quo — perhaps the deployment of doctors — or as humanitarian aid.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The prioritization for that new safety should probably be in coverage skills, because Moehrig and Ransom are known more for their run-stopping and tackling prowesses.—
Mike Kaye
January 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some of these trends have come back around for today’s teens, while others, like Blockbuster, are probably going to remain trapped in the past for good.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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