Busy and Sure

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Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

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Sure and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

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Busy and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

However, the thirty-plus chapters it already has make sure to keep you busy for a while.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Fullmetal Alchemist
He doesn't know for sure that this is how it works, as he's been too busy to test it, but it seems likely.

Source: Fan Fic / Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Nobody's sure what they actually do (the closest estimate being the "North Korean defector resettlement office"), but reportedly the offices are quite busy.

Source: Authority in Name Only

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