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surely

British pronunciation/ʃˈɔːli/
American pronunciation/ˈʃʊɹɫi/
surely
[ADVERB]
1

used to express an almost definite degree of certainty over what is being said

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2

used as a positive response to something

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Examples
1. Surely she would guess the truth.
2. Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him?
3. Surely you're not going to take that lying down!
4. 50 police officers to arrest two unarmed men is surely using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
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