as in reliable
not likely to fail
pizza seems like a surefire choice for a food that everyone at the party will be happy with
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Recent Examples of surefire
Beyond the fact that using AI tools to write is generally frowned upon and considered to be unethical, AI writing has become so ubiquitous that using AI or modeling one’s work off of it is a surefire way to make your materials blend into a sea of other cookie-cutter essays.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This bodyweight exercise—which involves lying beneath a bar and pulling yourself toward it while keeping your body in a straight line—is a surefire way to ignite a ton of upper-body pulling muscles while also smoking your core too.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 12 May 2025
The ‘naked’ dress — a gown built on the suggestion of exposing its wearer’s nudity — quickly revealed itself as a surefire way for celebrities to grab headlines and has therefore enjoyed full-frontal support from a number of those in show business.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Grilling fish is quick, easy, and a surefire way to keep your home from smelling like seafood for days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This bodyweight exercise—which involves lying beneath a bar and pulling yourself toward it while keeping your body in a straight line—is a surefire way to ignite a ton of upper-body pulling muscles while also smoking your core too.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 12 May 2025
The ‘naked’ dress — a gown built on the suggestion of exposing its wearer’s nudity — quickly revealed itself as a surefire way for celebrities to grab headlines and has therefore enjoyed full-frontal support from a number of those in show business.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Grilling fish is quick, easy, and a surefire way to keep your home from smelling like seafood for days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surefire
Adjective
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The problem with inland water Environmental scientists have a reliable way of monitoring the water quality at popular coastal beaches, often by taking samples on a daily or weekly basis.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Grand Canyon's a big day, for sure, but this was completely out of the blue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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But one thing's for sure: these moms continue to captivate.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Aurora's fail-safe system includes multiple redundancies, while the company's approach to continuous improvement involves regular software updates and incident reviews.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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Allows a fail-safe in case the primary password is ever lost or forgotten.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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“Surefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surefire. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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