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 crowd cheered, but Rema was clearly lip-synching and not trying hard to pretend otherwise, pulling the mic away from his mouth while the recording of his voice continued.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Brit bristles, clearly still raw, and that simmering trauma spills over, misdirected.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, his partner of half a century and a comics artist in her own right who died in 2022, was also clearly a stabilizing force.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Brit bristles, clearly still raw, and that simmering trauma spills over, misdirected.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, his partner of half a century and a comics artist in her own right who died in 2022, was also clearly a stabilizing force.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Otherwise, this unit will cause major issues for a team that has a lot going for it and could certainly make a run to October.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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While Robby and the rest of the emergency room day shift team has certainly earned time off, that leaves the rest of us with a Pitt-sized hole on our TVs (and in our hearts).—
Annabel Gutterman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Intelligent zombies are definitely not a positive development.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This will definitely be a part of my Saturday morning rotation.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Alcantara would surely net the Marlins a massive haul if he is dealt.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even if the limits change, the number of utilities that report finding PFAS will surely grow as the EPA collects more test results through next year.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That sure seems like the king of all tells that the Wild aren’t going to wait for Buium to be an injury replacement or series momentum-shifter out of the bullpen a game or two in.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Get a first look at Feldman’s character below — Pete sure is happy about Kyle’s visit!—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Will Zalatoris Should Zalatoris really be considered a sleeper if he’s competed three times at the Masters and finished in the top 10 in each of them?—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Drinking more water really is key to glowing skin, an extra few hours of sleep does more… Accessorize Pearl Jam Pearls are back, as one look at the Paris runways will attest.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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