surefire
adjective
sure·fire
ˈshu̇r-ˈfī(-ə)r 
ˈshər-
: certain to get successful or expected results
a surefire recipe
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Examples of surefire in a Sentence
The movie is a surefire hit with teenagers.
There is no surefire way to predict the outcome.
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Shoveling food in your face while you’re distracted is a surefire way to increase stress and upset your stomach even more, Dr. Gentile says.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2024
Attractive vines are a surefire way to add interest to your garden, climbing up walls and fences, scrambling up trellises, and providing pretty blooms and seasonal color or lush green foliage.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
New York Times - Some workers are becoming disillusioned with the myth that being an indispensable employee is a surefire safeguard against layoffs.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Wetmore seems to have another surefire hit on his hands.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Engineering is the most surefire way to make the big bucks after graduating college.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Confiscating even more is a surefire way to kill innovation and hurt middle-class America.
—E.j. Antoni, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium is a surefire sign of spring, featuring an entire morning and afternoon full of gardening wisdom from local experts employed by the Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian, National Arboretum, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and other institutions.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Anyone who has spent more than two seconds on the internet knows that delving into the working-versus-stay-at-home mom debate is one of the most surefire ways to get canceled, and that’s not even to mention the fact that Paytas, a white woman, made this comment while dressed as the Weeknd.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2024
Attractive vines are a surefire way to add interest to your garden, climbing up walls and fences, scrambling up trellises, and providing pretty blooms and seasonal color or lush green foliage.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
New York Times - Some workers are becoming disillusioned with the myth that being an indispensable employee is a surefire safeguard against layoffs.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Wetmore seems to have another surefire hit on his hands.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Engineering is the most surefire way to make the big bucks after graduating college.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Confiscating even more is a surefire way to kill innovation and hurt middle-class America.
—E.j. Antoni, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium is a surefire sign of spring, featuring an entire morning and afternoon full of gardening wisdom from local experts employed by the Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian, National Arboretum, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and other institutions.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Anyone who has spent more than two seconds on the internet knows that delving into the working-versus-stay-at-home mom debate is one of the most surefire ways to get canceled, and that’s not even to mention the fact that Paytas, a white woman, made this comment while dressed as the Weeknd.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
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surefire
adjective
sure·fire
ˌshu̇r-ˌfī(ə)r
: certain to get results
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