as in certainly
without any question
your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble
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Recent Examples of clearly
Despite losing the role to actress Rachel McAdams, the audition clearly stands out in the 7th Heaven star’s mind.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 22 May 2025
The nature reserve is clearly a labor of love for Adolfo Morice.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Photos of Cudi’s car were then shown in court, with smoke damage to the car doors and a hole cut into the roof of his convertible clearly visible.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Public health campaigns should clearly communicate alcohol as a carcinogen and challenge the normalization of drinking in youth culture.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 22 May 2025
The nature reserve is clearly a labor of love for Adolfo Morice.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Photos of Cudi’s car were then shown in court, with smoke damage to the car doors and a hole cut into the roof of his convertible clearly visible.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Public health campaigns should clearly communicate alcohol as a carcinogen and challenge the normalization of drinking in youth culture.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Nonetheless, investors should certainly be mindful of the inherent risks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The injury certainly hampered their ability in the series.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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For the Braves to make an eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Strider will surely need to have a big part in getting them there.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Musk has clashed with regulators in numerous ways over the years and leveled criticisms of outdated bureaucracy that may be justified and surely inform his later efforts at DOGE.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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Of course, that’s a conversation for the fall (though the weather in Minneapolis and Detroit this week sure feels like playoff weather).—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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And if anybody thinks things get easier now that the Celtics have been booted all the way to next season must have missed what the Pacers just did to the Cavaliers, whose regular season sure was better than Boston’s.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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And the city and state taxpayers will bear the cost of any fix — and does anyone really think our government is capable of doing that effectively? — Dean Gerber, Chicago Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email [email protected].—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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But the star of the show is really the 3.5-inch touchscreen that guides you through your morning routine, from grinding to brewing.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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