as in surely
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphatically
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 -
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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Meanwhile, Hunter Biden remains squarely on the minds of Trump and his loyalists in Congress.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many assume that, like GDPR, AI compliance falls squarely on legal teams.—
Emre Kazim,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Messi watched intently all afternoon as his teammates tried to break through an organized Charlotte defense that made life difficult for Miami’s midfielders.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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After listening intently to the presentation by Dr. Demehri and Dr. Hasegawa, Lahbati was ecstatic over the discovery.—
Carol RH Malasig,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Emphatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphatically. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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