a sure thing

noun

: the thing that is certain (to happen)
It's a sure thing that they'll win.

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Chappell Roan’s first full-length album, The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess, also seems like a sure thing. Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024 In other words, the strategy that Live Nation saw fit to employ in years past was seen by investors as much less than a sure thing. John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, Jeremy Irons Southern gothic for the Twilight crowd sounds like a sure thing, but Beautiful Creatures barely scraped back its $60 million budget in early 2013. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024 Marissa and Ramses went from a sure thing to a terrible breakup in the last batch of Love is Blind episodes. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a sure thing 

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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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