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[ adverb ] as supposed or expected
Examples "sure enough, he asked her for money again" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)My first thought was how had it happened so soon , but I counted back on my fingers and sure_enough we 'd been living together six weeks . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Now she kept herself protectively ready to laugh again and sure_enough he pointed at her with his index_finger and said `` Toot '' ! once_more and roared_off into the fog , his foot evidently surprising him with the suddenness with which it pressed the accelerator , just as his hand did when he worked . |
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[ adverb ] definitely or positively
Synonyms Examples "the results are surely encouraging" "she certainly is a hard worker" "it's going to be a good day for sure" "they are coming, for certain" "they thought he had been killed sure enough" "he'll win sure as shooting" Related terms |
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