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all right, alright, assuredly, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indeed, indisputably, plainly, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably
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This certainly has the makings of an entertaining contest; both sides look to play quick, dynamic football and two of the world's most exciting talents in Jadon Sancho and Kai Havertz will be up against one another, albeit not necessarily 1v1. — SI.com, "Dortmund vs Leverkusen Preview: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 11 Sep. 2019 The highlight of the day was certainly finding two manatees right next to the reef. — National Geographic, "Ocean Activities," 10 Sep. 2019 Ross’s ex Carol is certainly meant to seem smarter than him, but Ross makes many more homophobic jokes than Carol gets lines at all. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "The Mysteriously Enduring Appeal of Friends," 10 Sep. 2019 But regardless of their age, rove beetles are certainly one of the most successful groups of animals to crawl the Earth. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, "Fossil Beetle Mix-Up Could Rewrite the History of the Largest Family of Animals on Earth," 10 Sep. 2019 His throwback look certainly falls in line with both fashion and Hollywood’s current obsession with the era—but still, the Internet had strong feelings about his facial hair switch-up. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "The Internet Has Strong Feelings About The Weeknd’s New ’80s ’Stache," 10 Sep. 2019 There aren't any huge new additions with this entry (last year's Takeover made a splash that hasn't yet been matched), but with an improved motion system that feels this fluid, that can certainly be forgiven. — Brittany Vincent, CNN Underscored, "NBA 2K20 offers some of the best virtual basketball you'll ever play," 10 Sep. 2019 Griffen certainly has had his share of success against the Packers. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Vikings’ sacks prompt a dance party. And maybe a trademark.," 9 Sep. 2019 And, certainly, in terms of the mythos, people will point to San Francisco in the 1960s with all the psychedelic bands. — John Wenzel, The Know, "Are we just high, or is Colorado the No. 1 market for jam bands?," 9 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'certainly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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