Likely and Sure

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Likely adjective - Having a high chance of occurring.

Usage example: if you don't graduate from high school, your likely fate is a low-paying job

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Sure and likely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead the word "Likely" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Word: like

Sure adjective - Impossible to avoid or evade.

Usage example: the joke's a sure dud if you don't pause in the right places

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Likely and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likely" instead the word "Sure" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Word: surely

Lil from Pearl Island pretty much picked Sandra to go to the final jury over Johnny Fairplay, knowing she would have likely lost to either and instead wanted to make sure Fairplay didn't win.

Source: Series / Survivor
Sure, it was a moment of awesome for Blake Griffin, but it's most likely all Mozgov will ever be remembered for.

Source: Never Live It Down / Sports
At the very end, Vinny states that the series would likely end later, and sure enough Survivor Edition kicked off in two months' time.

Source: Web Video / Vinesauce Tomodachi Life

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