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 Its first major task of countering sustained attacks against three formidable foes from three fronts will surely be far more daunting. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 The same festival of mass man-murder could surely be mounted elsewhere but not with the same spectacle-to-intimacy ratio. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 Those looking to discredit Fauci will surely make hay of these journal entries, which run from December 2019 to December 2022. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 Playing with All-Stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown surely swayed James more than Barkley. — CBS News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for surely

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Adverb

Jackson was certainly excited about that after being stepped on during an early part of 2025 training camp caused him to a miss a significant chunk of time.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Emma, on the other hand, certainly knows what that role is — now grown up and a mom herself.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

And sure, there will be plenty of noise around legislation and court cases that are currently ongoing off the field.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
But there sure seems to be a correlation between the teams that consistently avoid bad deals and the ones that challenge for the Stanley Cup.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026