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certainly
/ ˈsɜːtənlɪ /
adverb
- with certainty; without doubt
he certainly rides very well
sentence substitute
- by all means; definitely: used in answer to questions
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As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients.
The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
They will do it,” Revels declared, “as certainly as the sun shines in the heavens.
Certainly paid paternity leave is part of it (and in the U.S., we need paid maternity and paternity leave).
There was a rumor that Alessandro and his father had both died; but no one knew anything certainly.
I doubt if the modern community can afford to continue it; it certainly cannot afford to extend it very widely.
Yet it certainly would render the country more agreeable to strangers, whether sojourners or mere travelers.
The Austrian soldiers, regarded as mere fighting machines, are certainly well got up.
There was still visible on it the stain where he had wiped his hand, and this stain seemed certainly blood.
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