Sure and Tough

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

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

Nearby Word: surely

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Sure and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

Said massive retaliation is actually not the Ousters, but instead the Core making sure the Web is freaked out about how genocidal and tough the Ousters are.

Source: Literature / Hyperion Cantos
Gameplay and Story Segregation: There's one ranger on Seven Island who claims that city trainers (meaning trainers from Kanto) "sure are tough".

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Red and Blue
In FireRed and LeafGreen, there's a ranger on Seven Island who claims that city trainers (meaning trainers from Kanto) "sure are tough".

Source: Gameplay and Story Segregation

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