For sure and Straight

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For sure adverb - Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').

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Straight and for sure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adjective phrase "For sure".

Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.

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For sure and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For sure" instead an adverb "Straight".

Comes across as more of a straight-up Protest Song than Oasis, for sure (the video for which includes "annoying fundamentalist Christians" protesting with signs that read "Jesus Hates You").

Source: Good Girls Avoid Abortion
When played straight, the characters probably (but not necessarily) know what they are talking about, but they're not giving the audience all the information needed to know the situation for sure.

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For sure, though, "The Witch's Lament" is a straight example.

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