as in certainly
without any question
surely there's something I can do to help
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Recent Examples of surely
Industry analysts say the tax will surely raise car prices in the U.S. and squeeze some would-be car buyers out of the market.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Clients might leave and lucrative practice groups defect to rival firms, this argument goes, but surely Paul, Weiss could survive a few lean years—its profits per partner, say, plummeting to a mere two million dollars—in the service of standing up to Trump.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That would mean the No. 2 pick in the draft would surely be sent back to the Cowboys in the deal.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
But surely the Leafs’ own award for player of the game would go to Nylander, right?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely
Adverb
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This is certainly a time for more brutal sounds and sentiments.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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This story contains details from the sixth and penultimate episode of 1923 on Paramount+. Taylor Sheridan certainly has a reputation of killing off characters to help juice his stories but did his Yellowstone prequel really need this kind of kick in the butt?—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Alanna is definitely in the running for my favorite overhauled show character.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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But there’s definitely a part of me in all stages of him.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Jokes aside, this Phillies team sure looks to have a higher ceiling than the one that fell two wins shy of the championship.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Missouri had lost four of its last five entering the tournament, and the Tigers sure looked like a slumping team in the first half.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That this all sounds a bit out of time and space is obviously a good hook, and clearly by design.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The ocean is probably our largest possible carbon sink.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Many of the researchers seem pretty sure that the next generation of A.I. systems, which are probably due later this year or early next, will be decisive.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surely. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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