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surefire

[shoor-fahyuhr, shur-]

adjective

  1. sure to work; foolproof.

    a surefire moneymaking scheme.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of surefire1

First recorded in 1915–20; sure + fire
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Cosby’s surefire “King of Ashes” and great newcomers like Zoe B. Wallbrook’s “History Lessons.”

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Other band members agreed that the songs seemed foreign compared to surefire crowd pleasers like “Surfin’ U.S.A” and “Dance, Dance, Dance.”

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Governments around the world have learned that branding marginalized communities and their political opponents “terrorists” is a surefire way to delegitimize them and diminish their capacity to dissent—and even to exist.

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In any other draft class, Jackson would’ve been the focal point of national media — the surefire heir apparent to superstardom.

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Gafford, we know, is a surefire Doncic fit because of their time together in Dallas.

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