certain
Usage
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Certain, one of a handful of adjectives indicating full belief and trust that something is true, suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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Bingham has also been in talks with companies Bloom and Unpluq, which make tap cards and key chains blocking certain apps.
From Los Angeles Times
A mere three weeks after putting it on the market, Realtor.com revealed that he had gone into contract with a buyer; however, the sale was contingent on certain conditions.
From MarketWatch
They include filing final tax returns, claiming Social Security survivor benefits if one spouse passes away and/or dealing with certain pensions or insurance claims.
From MarketWatch
Other methods include deducting transportation fees, and excluding certain research and development costs.
But regulators claimed that Disney did not identify certain videos - many of them uploaded to YouTube during the pandemic - as being made for children, in violation of the law.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
