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as in honestly
to tell the truth
verily, I don't remember a single thing about that course
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as in indeed
not merely this but also
I shall pay back your loan and verily do so with considerable interest
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Recent Examples of verily
All the Eagles, Double Eagles, all that with the Augustus Saint-Gaudens beaux-arts designs and markings that the federal government had verily marketed to the American people for generations had to come back.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.’ Pretty rough way to describe it.
—NBC News, 1 July 2018
If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia.
—Ashley Braun, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017
But the whole cast is, verily, first-rate and clever.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Verily, this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 May 2017
Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.’ Pretty rough way to describe it.
—NBC News, 1 July 2018
If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia.
—Ashley Braun, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017
But the whole cast is, verily, first-rate and clever.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Verily, this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verily
Adverb
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The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard!—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Frustration, because too much of the public conversation defaults toward blaming parents while failing to grapple honestly with the cultural shift in our society that is shaping these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Gundam Rogue Orbit also looks very nice indeed, and the game is using Unreal Engine.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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While Carell's Nick was indeed dead for most of season 2, his character returns for a flashback in the latest batch of episodes.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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But not as great as the day the Knicks could actually win it all.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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The price tag is certainly higher than most sandals on this list, but the handmade construction and all-day comfort help justify the investment.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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That’s certainly true, in the sense that entanglements among ancient, telepathic beings play out on a time scale us humans struggle to comprehend.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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But what this card lacks (and frankly, what most co-branded airline cards lack) is top-tier bonus categories.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Celebrities dress to impress at Cannes, and Dern’s outfit at this year’s film festival definitely hit the mark.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In between those two events, this rising pop star from New Zealand — boasting a sound that would definitely appeal to fans of Lorde — sat down with me for interview in the media room at BottleRock.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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Narvaez is the best defensive catcher of the bunch and has been great against lefties, but Wong has seen his playing time really dry up.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Finding the police at our place, then, wasn’t really a surprise, and my pulse returned to its usual rhythm, oddly calmed by the fact that the dread had finally left my heart.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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If Louis’s self-mythology took the form of a prestige-TV period piece, then Lestat’s takes the form of some truly experimental, gonzo TV storytelling.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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There’s also doubts over whether many of the job cut announcements so far have truly been related to AI.—
Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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“Verily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verily. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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