Surest can be categorized as an adjective.
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| sure - infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" | ||
| sure - certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle" | ||
| sure - physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" | ||
| sure - (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" |
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| 1. | adj. | It turns out one of the surest barometers of the warming climate is the response of the non-human natural world to changing conditions, and biologists who study the responses have been aware for some years the biosphere is acknowledging global warming. | |
| 2. | adj. | This is the surest way to succeed. | |
| 3. | adj. | To be always ready for war, said Mentor, is the surest way to avoid it. | |
| 4. | adj. | The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it. | |
| 5. | adj. | There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. | |
| 6. | adj. | "The king was advised that torture was the surest way to discover the location of the enemy forces. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to resort to such a method." "Yes, because we all know how squeamish people (especially kings) were in the Middle Ages about torture." | |
| 7. | adj. | Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. | |
| 8. | adj. | The surest way to stay poor is to be honest. | |
| 9. | adj. | A sure (or true) sign of one's commitment. | |
| 10. | adj. | A sure hand on the throttle. | |
| 11. | adj. | A sure footing. | |
| 12. | adj. | Was on sure ground. | |
| 13. | adj. | A sure (or trusted) friend. | |
| 14. | adj. | I'll be sure to come back. | |
| 15. | adj. | I'm sure this kind of thing goes on all the time. |
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| It turns out one of the surest barometers of the warming climate is the response of the non-human natural world to changing conditions, and biologists who study the responses have been aware for some years the biosphere is acknowledging global warming. |
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| This is the surest way to succeed. | |
| To be always ready for war, said Mentor, is the surest way to avoid it. | |
| The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it. | |
| There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. | |
| "The king was advised that torture was the surest way to discover the location of the enemy forces. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to resort to such a method." "Yes, because we all know how squeamish people (especially kings) were in the Middle Ages about torture." | |
| Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. | |
| The surest way to stay poor is to be honest. | |
| A sure (or true) sign of one's commitment. |
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| A sure hand on the throttle. |
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| A sure footing. |
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| Was on sure ground. |
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| A sure (or trusted) friend. |
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| I'll be sure to come back. |
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| I'm sure this kind of thing goes on all the time. |
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