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
The buyer presumably sold or decided to keep the remaining four, as the newest auction photo for the item clearly shows that only two strands remain.
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Mauricio Viladegutt, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
This is clearly one of his best, if not riskiest screen outings, and the actor delivers.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Adele was clearly enjoying herself during NBC’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2025
Restaurants must disclose these charges clearly to customers, either on the menu or verbally before the meal is ordered.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Mauricio Viladegutt, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
This is clearly one of his best, if not riskiest screen outings, and the actor delivers.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Adele was clearly enjoying herself during NBC’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2025
Restaurants must disclose these charges clearly to customers, either on the menu or verbally before the meal is ordered.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Well, it certainly would not have been launched without YouTube.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bugatti’s legacy has certainly been etched in history—and now it’s been sketched on the livery of a pint-sized ode to one of the marque’s iconic cars.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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What started with an iced beverage (sort of butterscotch, sort of shortbread, definitely non-alcoholic) with the Wizarding World’s opening in 2010, now comes in frozen, hot and non-dairy varieties, plus there’s butterbeer fudge, potted cream and ice cream for sale.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Old pals Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal definitely delivered.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Collins’s search for his wife will surely play a major role, but can that take the form of a mystery that’s slowly unraveled over the course of a season?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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This draft’s most intriguing wide receiver is Travis Hunter, who was lumped in with the cornerbacks at last week’s combine and surely will be out of the 49ers’ first-round reach.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Her Board of Governors Award from the ASC on February 22 sure had a valedictory feel to it.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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And sure, some may call me dramatic and write this off as just a silly reality TV show about finding love sight unseen.—
Melanie Curry,
refinery29.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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And honestly, like Toby says in the film, people are probably the biggest thing to be afraid of, more than stepping on venomous snakes.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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So there was probably a bigger percentage likelihood that one of them might be a Traitor.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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And Albert really rules: while other European countries have monarchs as symbolic heads of state, Monaco’s government is a hereditary and constitutional monarchy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Brown, Marsden, Nicholson and the rest of the cast really nail it, and the writing is solid throughout.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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