certain

Definition for certain

adjective as in confident

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assertive, assured, believing, calm, cocksure, questionless, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-confident, unconcerned, undisturbed, undoubtful, undoubting, unperturbed, untroubled

adjective as in undoubtable, valid

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absolute, clear, definite, genuine, positive, real, safe, sure, true, undeniable

adjective as in fixed

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definite, sure

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assured, bound, certified, concluded, decided, determined, ensured, established, guaranteed, insured, set, settled, stated, stipulated, warranted

adjective as in referring to a specifically known amount

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individual, numerous, particular, precise, special, specific, specified, various

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a couple, a few, defined, divers, express, many, marked, one, regular, several, singular, some, sundry, upwards of

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We could see that shrimp populations in the wild were declining in certain areas, for example.

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We could just give a correlation between certain factors and the shrimp.

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“He was willing to endure a certain amount of pain if it meant that he wasn’t going to have to pay a premium in terms of people’s salaries and equity,” Schiffer said of his approach to Twitter.

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His team insist he would carry on, and point out other ministers in the health department disagree with him, so it is certain some health ministers will find themselves on the losing side of the argument.

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Ms Gunston, of Bexhill, East Sussex, is now calling for a law to require the owners of certain dog breeds to display a sign outside their house to warn people.

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