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sure-fire

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sure-fireadjective

    certain to be successful

    "a sure-fire way to get rich"

Wiktionary

  1. sure-fireadjective

    certain to work

    That hat should be a sure-fire way to spot him in a crowd.

ChatGPT

  1. sure-fire

    Sure-fire generally refers to something that is certain to be successful or effective. It denotes a high level of reliability and assurance of positive outcomes.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sure-fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sure-fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sure-fire in a Sentence

  1. Ulf Rinne:

    In the mid to long-term they can of course help to alleviate the demographic problems in Germany, in particularly if we as a society manage to successfully integrate them into the labor market, but this is of course a challenge that faces us, there is no sure-fire success.

  2. Anthony Fauci:

    But when you start seeing more hospitalizations, that's a sure fire sign that you're in a situation where you're going in the wrong direction.

  3. Herbert Bayard Swope:

    I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure try to please everybody all the time.

  4. Joe Bob Briggs:

    SURE-FIRE SINGLES AD: Famous Writer needs woman to organize his life and spend his money. Loves to turn off Sunday football and go to the Botanical Gardens with that special someone. Will obtain plastic surgery if necessary.

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