as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
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.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
First embraced by shoemakers when leather was scarce during World War II, the tightly woven palm fibers are ideal for warmer climates, which Canary Islands native Manolo Blahnik surely knows a thing or two about.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
That surely has been where the Red Sox have been these last three years — actually worse, .500 last season and a last place team in 2022-2023 — at the same time their owner John Henry slashed payroll and seemingly cut off the free agent financial hose.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Slim Pants: In, Baggy Pants: Out Skinny pants and jeans are slowly, but surely inching their way back onto the sartorial scene.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
First embraced by shoemakers when leather was scarce during World War II, the tightly woven palm fibers are ideal for warmer climates, which Canary Islands native Manolo Blahnik surely knows a thing or two about.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
That surely has been where the Red Sox have been these last three years — actually worse, .500 last season and a last place team in 2022-2023 — at the same time their owner John Henry slashed payroll and seemingly cut off the free agent financial hose.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Slim Pants: In, Baggy Pants: Out Skinny pants and jeans are slowly, but surely inching their way back onto the sartorial scene.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
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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
Adverb
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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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Grant is definitely thrown, and Dina is scrambling to say her friends will more than make up for it.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
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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That message — telegraphed clearly for and about Hausmann-Stokes’ own platoon mates — comes through loud and clear.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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But after the consumer staples sector began to improve earlier this month, the equal-weighted ratio also has now clearly turned lower.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
27 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
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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