Thesaurus results for SURELY

surely

adverb

ˈshu̇r-lē

Definition of surely

as in certainly

without any question surely there's something I can do to help

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Recent Examples of surely Cinephiles will surely get a charge out of Maison Margiela‘s fall campaign — up to and including its star, actress Rebecca Hall, who relished the chance to appear in a trailer for a psychological thriller. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Or worse these days, straight out of an AI algorithm that has never seen the product but surely knows better. — Dorota Sedek, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 And as the economy continues to change, this will surely not be the last era of influencers to help audiences on a budget. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Given room to experiment, a group with this much know-how could surely muster some breakthroughs. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surely

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Indeed, scientists believe that, regardless of whether 2026 breaks the record for hottest year ever, 2027 almost certainly will do so because of the El Niño conditions.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026
When Washington plays at Philadelphia, Drew Stevens will almost certainly become the eighth.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of certainly

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The trees Bill Thompson pointed to, just beyond Fred's property, sure didn't look like a cemetery.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Pattinson sure is scary, though, at one point framed with a Kubrick stare but here with his head and eyes tilted downward as a river of rain washes over a window and down on the night.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of sure

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Eddie Hall, probably the UK’s most famous strongman, won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017 and was the first to deadlift 500kg.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
For example, everyone on the boat and probably innocent citizens in Dubrovnik can tell that Kat and Cooper are still an item.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026