for sure

ADVERB

definitely

Synonyms

WEAK

certainly dead sure definitely for a fact for certain for real no doubt no question no two ways about it really surely unquestionably

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Nobody knows for sure just how hard legendary flamethrowers like Walter Johnson, Bob Feller or Nolan Ryan truly threw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I could have imagined it and now I knew for sure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"If this player touches the ball with a punishable part of the arm then for sure, this should be a penalty kick," Collum said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

He admits: "I don't want to find another one, that's for sure."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Nobody seems to know for sure what happened to it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

for sure

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