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sure

Certain in one's knowledge or belief.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Certain in one's knowledge or belief.

The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.
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  • “I know he says that, but as I think I said before, I am not sure we can call that idea by the name christianity or say it has wide purchase (any purchase?) there. And even if we do call it that, I am just as I said above still not really convinced his conclusion follows.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She's a bee but I'm sure the spider won't mind getting filled”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> Are we sure she was 17 there?”

  • “underpaid for sure, but this doesn't”

  • “sure to like and subscribe and turn on”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.

This investment is a sure thing.
Origin: From , seur, sur, from or , from , from apart + care (compare , from without + care). See cure. and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker. Displaced native (from ), as well as (from ) with which it was cognate. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.

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  • “hey look someone is being normal about this whole thing. i'm sure everyone will respond in kind”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Coming back to this, Jackson seems to suggest the Governor is limited here until the mandate issues. I’m not sure on what basis, so maybe that’s why Kagan and Sotomayor didn’t join her?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “underpaid for sure, but this doesn't”

  • “>> Are we sure she was 17 there?”

  • “sure to like and subscribe and turn on”

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