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as in one
known but not named
a certain person told me that today is your birthday
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as in sure
having or showing a mind free from doubt
I'm certain that they'll arrive on time
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as in stable
having been established and usually not subject to change
a certain percentage of the profits will go to charity
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as in necessary
impossible to avoid or evade
as he got older, the athlete began to feel the certain effects of the aging process on his body
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as in reliable
not likely to fail
chicken soup is grandma's certain cure for pretty much whatever ails you
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as in definite
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
up to this point there's been no certain evidence that a crime has been committed
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Recent Examples of certain
In some primate species, grooming claws have re-evolved on certain toes and fingers.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
Note that some events have registration requirements or are limited to only certain groups of people.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Calcium and vitamin D Osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, but certain lifestyle and dietary factors can lower your risk.
—Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
In addition, family discussions related to entertaining at home or dealing with certain repairs are likely.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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For sure: The practice of tithing in many world religions is a key inspiration here.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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But Dwight picks the fight by almost immediately accusing Chickie of patricide, which happens to be true but won’t win you any brownie points, for sure.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The threats Hamas and Hezbollah posed to Israel allowed Iran to exert power across the region while holding Israelis indirectly at risk, which—combined with Israel’s deterrence in the form of its superior military power—produced a stable equilibrium.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Underfoot, the flexible sole provides unobtrusive support and a stable, comfortable platform without drawing attention to itself.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Given that goal, the Agency argues that no new fossil fuel developments are necessary, something that is obviously a hard sell.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Because the business may include onsite consumption of alcohol and the use of cigars, the special use permit was necessary for it to be labeled as a private club.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Eisenberg, who co-stars here with Kieran Culkin, wrote himself a role that suits him ever so well, playing the by-the-book, uptight David, a married man with a reliable job and a reliable life.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Chief among those potentially destabilizing forces is that a fellow Republican will be in the White House — a reliable drag on GOP members of Congress during midterm elections.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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Read on for a timeline of the maybe relationship and the definite end of two marriages.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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There is a definite move happening toward using SAR satellites, said Juliana Suess, an associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs think tank based in Berlin.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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To sound extra confident, use a downward inflection and speak slowly and deliberately.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Cool, confident and impressively sure of itself, 28 Hong Street is the place go and let yourself be taken with the flow.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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In its final vote Friday, the board decided in an 8-7 vote to approve the curriculum.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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After going largely uncontested as the top theatrical draw for most of the past month, Sony’s Marvel antihero spin-off is beginning to round out its final numbers.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Certain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certain. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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