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Recent Examples of definitely Old pals Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal definitely delivered. Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025 All told, another excellent episode of The White Lotus, but definitely a slow burn. Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Outright power is definitely on the limited side, though. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025 White wines can definitely be aged due to their structure and make-up and more than that, bring another dimension to the table. Emily Cappiello, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for definitely
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Adverb
  • Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Change can be hard sometimes, so certainly some of the discontent is just a function of having the phone interface changed without warning.
    Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her Board of Governors Award from the ASC on February 22 sure had a valedictory feel to it.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The biggest impact will clearly be to the state’s main economic engine — tourism.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Lamborghini clearly intends to make a splash in contrast to how supercar makers have gone about incorporating hybrid technology into its products, which is often announced with less fanfare even given its use in Formula 1 racing.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Expect a rough battle, lots of fireworks, and most probably a long shutdown.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The closet is probably the easiest room to ignore when things get disorganized.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The price to use these lanes will be very reasonable when nobody really needs to.
    Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“Definitely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitely. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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