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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And the result is definitely something to behold.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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Swift has, however, hinted that her guest list will be quite large, and that one of her famous friends will almost definitely perform at the reception.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Benedict’s obsession with the fantasy of his Lady in Silver begins to give way to the reality of Sophie the maid (who may not know how to dance, but sure as heck knows way more than any other maid he’s ever met), and the pair begin to fall in serious love.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Regardless of the reason, the reluctance to approve of hunting for food but not trapping for fur sure seems arbitrary to me.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Its simplicity was profound, and clearly the result of hours of labor and design.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Big Think helps people see the world more clearly.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Many Cuban Americans were mistreated and would probably like to return.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that person probably doesn't exist.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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