as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
Investors would have been expecting endless growth, executives would have been thinking about quarterly profits, and activist hedge funds would have surely pounced.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Garnacho’s £40m sale to Chelsea broke records for a United academy player, but could surely have been higher had United not clearly needed to get rid.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The former 49ers pass catcher will surely be worked into the lineup immediately, especially considering the team is dealing with mounting injuries.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
And after Sunday’s 33-8 drubbing by the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins’ focus will surely be tested for the week.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Garnacho’s £40m sale to Chelsea broke records for a United academy player, but could surely have been higher had United not clearly needed to get rid.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The former 49ers pass catcher will surely be worked into the lineup immediately, especially considering the team is dealing with mounting injuries.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
And after Sunday’s 33-8 drubbing by the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins’ focus will surely be tested for the week.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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The phrase busy as a bee certainly applies to bees in June.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Living in California certainly has its perks.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s named after—and home to—arguably one of the most iconic mountains in the country, and definitely the most iconic in Georgia.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The team sure did just that upon arrival at the airport late Wednesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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As Nick in the present-adjacent day sure knows a hell of a lot about Dante Alighieri, perhaps the best person to criticize him and recognize his gaps in logic and knowledge, and how Nick is so profoundly screwing up his own life, would be Dante himself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The 27-year-old bluegrass performer pulled in five CMA Award nominations this year, clearly charming critics with his grooving neo-traditional stylings that hearken back to the1990s.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In any case, now Jeremiah has to trade a rent-free room at Steven’s apartment for a rent-free room at Denise’s, but clearly, being broke does wonders for the spirit.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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