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Recent Examples of far-fetched The first film always seemed a little far-fetched, given the speed with which seemingly rational people took up cross-dressing and cannibalism in the space of less than a month. Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025 And the connection to the Beatles is not far-fetched. Jan Gradvall june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025 Today, the sci-fi bridge doesn’t seem as far-fetched. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 June 2025 But Brennan countered that the defense theories are far-fetched and contradicted by clear evidence – the data from O'Keefe's phone and Read's car, as well as the taillight fragments embedded in his clothes. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-fetched
unlikely
Adjective
  • Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game is much mythologized in NBA lore, but his extremely unlikely performance at the foul line that night isn’t recognized often.
    Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Defeat to the Netherlands would eliminate them (unless Wales were to beat France, leaving England praying for an unlikely 9-3-3-3 group and scraping through in second, which simply isn’t going to happen).
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025

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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-fetched. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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