certainty
noun
the state of being certain.
certainties
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pluralof certainty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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AI systems produce probabilities, and people treat them as certainties.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
City's win leaves them only two points behind the Gunners, who showed signs of creaking under pressure as they cast aside a two-goal lead to draw with relegation certainties Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
One of the more obscure certainties in life is that once you hit the age for required minimum distributions, which is now 73, you have to take them from your accounts that have pretax money.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Along this march to freedom, we gained profound certainties of the soul—truths that have given our lives a deeper meaning and prepared us to build a great future in peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
The tragedy of the war, on so many levels, and the apparent unravelling of the certainties of the previous century, elicited an unprecedented collective response from British composers.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
