as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
One person who surely will be watching the match closely is Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch.
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Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
In reality, the crowd is funding a small club of skilled traders, plenty of whom are surely coming onto the gaming floor armed with insider information.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Getting traded to the Charlotte Hornets in February and navigating all that came with it after six years with the Chicago Bulls was surely mentally taxing.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
With masses of early to mid-spring blooms, redbud trees are hard to miss and will surely draw pollinators to the landscape.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
In reality, the crowd is funding a small club of skilled traders, plenty of whom are surely coming onto the gaming floor armed with insider information.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Getting traded to the Charlotte Hornets in February and navigating all that came with it after six years with the Chicago Bulls was surely mentally taxing.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
With masses of early to mid-spring blooms, redbud trees are hard to miss and will surely draw pollinators to the landscape.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for surely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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Campbell has certainly been doing that this spring for the Crusaders.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Throughout it all, Powell steered the Federal Open Market Committee to mostly unanimous decisions, building consensus across 11 other central bankers who almost certainly didn’t agree with him or each other.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Netflix is definitely still hungry for its first Best Picture win, and Gerwig has not been the type to show any aversion to awards campaigns.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The Idea of You (2024) Ah, yes, the recent streaming hit that cast Annie as a single mom who falls in love with a young Über-famous pop star who is definitely not named Schmarry Schmiles.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Herbology may not have been Harry’s favorite subject, but the plants in the Harry Potter universe sure make for a cute sweater.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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The family sure knows how to clean up well for a group photo!—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At this year's event, held at Pura Padel, Holland participated with other BERO higher-ups in a friendly tournament of padel, a racquet sport that's probably best described as a combination of squash and tennis.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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