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adverb

with certainty; without doubt; assuredly: I'll certainly be there.

yes, of course: Certainly, take the keys.

surely; to be sure: He certainly is successful.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see certain, -ly

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Hill's status as a labor icon and the debate about his conviction certainly never died.

However tongue-in-cheek that characterization was meant to be, it certainly rings true on.

It certainly brings into question some of the criteria that cities are judged on.

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Hill's status as a labor icon and the debate about his conviction certainly never died.

However tongue-in-cheek that characterization was meant to be, it certainly rings true on.

It certainly brings into question some of the criteria that cities are judged on.

It hurt to break the bone, and it certainly hurt to cut the nerve.

If that was ever true, it is certainly not so now in our scientific era.

But some of our ancestors were almost certainly food for other primates.

Alaska certainly is big, yet a trip here can be easily managed and affordable.

It's certainly no replacement for a proper doctor, but as a technological demonstration, it's surprisingly impressive.

She might even set a course record, but one thing she will almost certainly not do is set a world record.

The student evaluations of my teaching, while not horrible, were certainly not positive.

Resilient the big banks certainly appear from their impressive earnings for the second quarter of the year.

The animal did not fly, but its back legs almost certainly gave it the ability to leap several yards.

We're certainly less able to reproduce when we're grieving.

Washington's army would almost certainly have been destroyed.

The dressing won't stay blended as long, but it certainly simplifies the process.

Halloween certainly brings out the crazies in all of us, and iPhone junkies are no exception.

By the time he is healthy, he will almost certainly be wearing a new uniform.

Value is not exclusively a function of cost and it certainly isn't a function of borrowing.

The gunners have certainly had plenty to aim at this week.

Although doing so can certainly improve your home's energy efficiency, it may not be as cost-effective as you think.

Citizen scientists have spotted two blips in the data that are almost certainly planets.

It is certainly not the finest example of the flag-maker's art.

Hand aeration is certainly good aerobic exercise, but it can be time consuming if you have a large lawn.

Running your iPod through a washing machine cycle might not be fatal, but it's certainly not a good idea.

Certainly my defense of flogging is more thought experiment than policy proposal.

The scale of the giveaway certainly sounded impressive.

It's certainly not hard to imagine that it could have evolved underwater species.

China has certainly made some startlingly bold and draconian moves into a sustainable new future.

It is one of the largest veterinary hospitals in the world and almost certainly the busiest.

It's not as much fun for me but it certainly buys peace of mind.

Megapixels aren't everything, but it certainly couldn't hurt to have more.

Certainly in my own field, psychology, the problem is not that scientists are too reticent about making grandiose statements.

Citi is certainly more stable than it was six months ago, the red ink notwithstanding.

Although they dwell reclusively within the cave system, the large reptiles were certainly no secret.

They certainly make use of expensive words, but it certainly is not indicative of their level of intelligence or wisdom.

Keeping to themselves certainly helped maintain the secret.

With its magenta eye and picotee edges, it is certainly showy.

Something making the rounds on the science blogs today that is certainly worth checking out for the nature geek.

But some students certainly need time and space to choose their paths, he agreed.

France should certainly pay heed to its largely forgotten son.

Your first thoughts will almost certainly be that it is much larger than you expected.

But in the story, he sites a number of things that certainly were mysteries until fairly recently.

It certainly wouldn't be out of the question to add some vodka to any one of those concoctions.

Though some weeds will still find their way under these conditions, it certainly helps to aid in the battle.

But this week was certainly one of the bigger up moments.

It's difficult to define, difficult to measure, and certainly difficult to predict where it will reside.

There may be more slack in the economy that many commentators, and certainly many bond-market investors, had thought.

If you were a male seahorse, you'd certainly have had reason to kick back and relax on father's day.

It is certainly an emergency situation for our planet's beloved species.

The fact that the movie is still visually impressive certainly helps.

Well, that certainly puts my ratty old blue tarp and plant trays to shame.

Full-time faculty members are certainly not paid to meet with our students.

Certainly growth has boomed and foreign investment has been flooding in.

Traveling in the cold certainly has its ups and downs.

If any controversy needs more scientific input, this one certainly does.

Undermining that kind of power can happen, but it normally takes wars, and it certainly takes generations.

She certainly looks and acts pregnant, and a test confirmed she was in the spring.

Most often, but certainly not always, they are senior professors.

There are certainly votes to be scooped up that way.

Certainly there is a lot of work left for taxonomists.

Her brain is certainly doing better burning on ketones instead of glucose.

The pesticide, which killed insects that spread typhus and malaria, was almost certainly instrumental in saving millions of lives.

We certainly don't do all of that icing and whatnot to it.

Violent riots and trouble-making would certainly appear to qualify.

But they certainly share solar's lack of fugitive emissions.

For a modest piece of parlor furniture, the object at hand certainly got around.

Strychnine, slow agonizing deaths from traps, human beings certainly are a credit to the planet.

Certainly, the faculty wide contract isn't the only answer, but it certainly helps.

But in any case if its efficacy has been proved then certainly it is commendable.

First thing first-living dinosaurs certainly do exist.

Times are tough and good budget news is certainly hard to come by.

There is certainly the possibility of choosing yes or now there are consequences to your choice.

In the next instant this strange double shape, man and mirror image, will certainly be destroyed in the splash.

Certainly there is no conceivable set of scientific observations that could substantiate it.

Big theropods were certainly around in the right area at the right time, but they are almost entirely a mystery.

Whether or not lawyers can negotiate finder's fees, they can certainly handle personal injury claims.

Certainly it should be moved, but they shouldn't destroy it.

If he tells a tidbit to everyone, it will certainly be reported, but he will not have learned anything.

The collapse of the volcano would certainly affect human habitation in the area, depending on the kind of eruption and seismicity.

Engines have gotten bigger and more powerful over time-and that's certainly what automakers have used as a key selling point.

Certainly the anticipated prize was worth the attention.

It's certainly true that every time we've opened a new window on the universe, we've been surprised.

Many valid points have been made and knowledge is certainly incomplete.

Were my own parents to be killed in such flooding, that would certainly not alter the inescapable logic of the situation.

The nation certainly sounds as if it's in an angry place on immigration.

Vanguardia had certainly done enough to raise the president's ire.

The animal is certainly weird, scientists say, but he's not necessarily a symbol of global warming or anything else.

Last night's disputed foul ball certainly showed that thermal imaging has some applications in baseball.

While there may be no use for crying over spilled milk, the loss of certain other foods might certainly merit a handkerchief.

As for the things that can come between people, technology is certainly one of them.

But judging from the modellers' results, such nanostructures are certainly plausible and could have enormous potential.

As a group, dinosaurs were certainly well-ornamented animals.

The notion of financial profits overwhelming literary sensibility is certainly timely, then as now.

Certainly this reader could use his own network of mathematics professors and ask them for suggestions of other names.

Part of the reputation of witchcraft is almost certainly due to the effects of naturally occurring hallucinogenic drugs.

It's made me more aware of world issues and certainly more interested in them.

The respect for the natural world is certainly one of them.

It may be traditional, but it certainly isn't stuffy.

Romero may not have invented the zombie movie, but he certainly popularized.

The extra weight was certainly a worthwhile trade-off for longer life and better health, but with success came a new challenge.

Certainly you can make an effort to do so, but this does not prevent your.

The small town has certainly taken dinosaurs as its mascots.

If you kill one of these, it will almost certainly be a long slow demise caused by overwatering.

Shields's point about borrowing has certainly been made many times.

The present government certainly likes to suggest that they are.

Although the center cannot be seen from the highway, its economic impact is certainly felt in the surrounding community.

Certainly some ways of killing are less cruel than others.

It certainly is a skier's mountain with plenty of adventurous runs for both beginner and expert.

The pollution problem is certainly one drawback of gas mowers:.

Knowing the machinery was going to record your brain activity certainly added an interesting twist to the gallery visit.

The author is certainly not a poet's poet, nor will his work contribute to poetry's progress.

He was ahead of his time, but now the dragon is certainly stirring.

But studying both will almost certainly provide scientists with insights into the genetic make-up of sharks.

The atmospheric effects of what was almost certainly an explosion estimated at about five miles.

But it's not healthy, and it certainly isn't pretty.

And that's certainly a tactic you want to head off, since innocent infringers are liable for lower damages.

The theory behind the exhibition certainly makes sense.

Our hominin ancestors almost certainly suffered from malaria.

There are certainly issues about relatively high concentrations used in these products".

Certainly it happens, but it is a small number of diamonds.

Letting people play a mini-version of the game with their keyboards is certainly a clever marketing idea.

It certainly is inappropriate, certainly in poor taste.

Other surprises certainly lurk within the still unfolding saga of the dinosaurs.

Kim's processing was certainly different from many, and a complete absence of corpus callosum was a factor.

The spikes certainly made it easier to make our way until the snow suddenly disappeared.

One thing you almost certainly don't have to worry about, though, is the risk of serious injury or death.

Looking at the biogs of previous fellows this certainly seems to be the case.

China would certainly not allow an uncensored search engine to be based on its territory.

Sulfurous chemicals, also responsible for the smell of rotten eggs, are almost certainly present.

Splenda definitely is not and certainly more satisfying.

Statistics aside, the number of bike commuters will almost certainly continue to grow.

The temptations to cut corners are certainly there".

Those frictions will almost certainly intensify over the coming year.

Any of these notable achievements were certainly worthy but didn't make the final cut.

But it has certainly helped preserve the life and death of a ship that captured the imagination of the world.

The sleek curves and slim clean design are certainly easy on the eye.

It is certainly not behavior worthy of the sanctions you are suggesting in your first post above.

For many voters, it certainly does not feel that way.

It can be a long journey until you find your answers, but it is certainly worth it.

Lincoln certainly shared the color prejudice that was common among even northern whites in his time.

And even if it doesn't collapse, it will certainly slow you down.

It is certainly the case that the move of humanities journals to online publication has become a floodtide.

They have certainly exposed the usefulness of having strong leaders.

Certainly its form will not be recognizable to any returning spacetime travelers.

My brain certainly does not feel feebler these days.

That's certainly how things have worked out to date, but there was nothing inevitable about it.

The anger generated by those comments almost certainly contributed to his resignation.

Indeed managing moorland for grouse shooting has almost certainly saved the species itself from extinction.

Certainly a rapidly growing younger spider requires a diet that differs from an elder.

At one point, a snowman is dragged into a studio and forced to pose with kittens-while not violent, it was certainly humiliating.

Now, the plane certainly appears to be fast, and maneuverable.

These things are almost certainly much less important that you think they are.

Technology has certainly made putting arcane data online easier in recent years.

My children are a function of probability, certainly not preordained.

The best pieces are in museum collections, and that's certainly not what you're going to see walking into an auction house.

We are also certainly tortoise enthusiasts but not certified tortoise experts.

But they are certainly thinner, faster and lighter.

But certainly this is not likely to train students to think for themselves.

As the abundance of emoticon-and-exclamation-point-riddled pages attests, online teens certainly can't be accused of apathy.

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certainly (ˈsɜːt^ənlɪ)

—*adv*
1.	with certainty; without doubt: he certainly rides very well

—*sentence substitute*
2.	by all means; definitely: used in answer to questions

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certainly

c.1300, in all main modern senses, from certain (q.v.).

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