Probably
Probably adverb - By reasonable assumption.
Sure and probably are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adverb "Probably".
Nearby Words: probable, probability
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Sure, it is probably his way of calling him "buddy" or something like that, but still...
Source: Ho Yay / Video Games -
Mistaken for Gay: Gib, since Lance told "the sure thing" he was a virgin and probably this too.
Source: Film / The Sure Thing - Sure, he's deluded and probably going senile, but that seems like an overspecification.
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