Sure and Thorough

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

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

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Thorough adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

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Sure and thorough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Thorough".

Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness

When the army enters a new region, Lancelot makes sure to give a thorough description of that region's specialty cuisines.

Source: Video Game / Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest
The bombardment is so thorough that anything living on Kharak was sure to have perished, if not from the massive conflagration then from the lack of a breathable atmosphere left in its wake.

Source: Apocalypse How / Class 6
The admins and mods did a VERY thorough job of making sure that the posts comprising the Flame War got deleted, and if a mod even hints at the cause of it, they are fired immediately.

Source: Flame War / Literature

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