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
And our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
But a far larger number clearly feel that UHG and other insurers use their power for profit, not for the greater good.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2025
Voters often have to choose from sometimes more than a hundred candidates who are not permitted to clearly voice their party affiliation or carry out widespread campaigning.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Only this time, Trump’s ambush was far more clearly choreographed, and thus somewhat less unstylish.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
But a far larger number clearly feel that UHG and other insurers use their power for profit, not for the greater good.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2025
Voters often have to choose from sometimes more than a hundred candidates who are not permitted to clearly voice their party affiliation or carry out widespread campaigning.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Only this time, Trump’s ambush was far more clearly choreographed, and thus somewhat less unstylish.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for clearly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly
Adverb
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Nonetheless, investors should certainly be mindful of the inherent risks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The pressure was certainly on for Maydon, 25, who helped rev up the crowd for the evening’s headlining acts: Peso Pluma and Shakira.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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For the Braves to make an eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Strider will surely need to have a big part in getting them there.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Judges might nullify the provision in new cases by setting bond at a token $1, but the administration surely would challenge that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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But a few more seven-inning starts sure would make a difference.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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As for that Rip and Beth spinoff series with his Yellowstone co-star Kelly Reilly — which is reportedly in development, though Paramount has not commented — Hauser sure hopes to get back on Rip’s horse sooner than later.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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No team besides the Pittsburgh Pirates is really out of the NL Central race, but the Cubs have the opportunity to really run away with it.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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And the city and state taxpayers will bear the cost of any fix — and does anyone really think our government is capable of doing that effectively? — Dean Gerber, Chicago Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email [email protected].—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Clearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearly. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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