as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
Industry analysts say the tax will surely raise car prices in the U.S. and squeeze some would-be car buyers out of the market.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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While Roblox shareholders have also certainly noticed the early success of A Minecraft Movie, the market is not sending clear signals.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The brands have certainly been taking advantage of those opportunities.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This season was amazing and definitely one to remember.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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While Rare Beauty has already dabbled with a luminous powder blush and a cream blush, this Bouncy Blush is definitely the first of its kind.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Jokes aside, this Phillies team sure looks to have a higher ceiling than the one that fell two wins shy of the championship.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Missouri had lost four of its last five entering the tournament, and the Tigers sure looked like a slumping team in the first half.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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