Certainly and Probably

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Certainly adverb - Without any question.

Usage example: certainly, you can come to the party

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Probably and certainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Probably" instead an adverb "Certainly".

Nearby Words: certain, certainty

Probably adverb - By reasonable assumption.

Usage example: we would probably win that bet

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Certainly and probably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb "Probably".

Nearby Words: probable, probability

Certainly nowhere near Giga Wing's and Mv C 2's scores, but it probably could get that ridiculous with absolutely no inflation if the calculators were actually Windows XP computers.

Source: Pinball Scoring
The timing of the war was probably the Empire's fault as well, and they certainly benefited from it.

Source: Video Game / Exit Fate
His real-life counterpart was 48... probably not a grandpa yet, but certainly much older than the average marine.

Source: Series / The Pacific

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