as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
The provisions of the House tax bill, which include extending the Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts and eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, would surely drive the deficit and debt up further.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
They who will surely wear it proudly for all the rest of time.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Lastly, there’s Raul Bautista, a disarmingly charming bank robber whose recklessness will surely spell trouble for everyone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Addressing different needs Though many of the brand-new features help with vision, one for those with hearing loss to look out for is surely the extension of Live Listen to Apple Watch.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
They who will surely wear it proudly for all the rest of time.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Lastly, there’s Raul Bautista, a disarmingly charming bank robber whose recklessness will surely spell trouble for everyone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Addressing different needs Though many of the brand-new features help with vision, one for those with hearing loss to look out for is surely the extension of Live Listen to Apple Watch.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
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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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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Only this time, Trump’s ambush was far more clearly choreographed, and thus somewhat less unstylish.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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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
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
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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