most likely

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: more likely than not : probably
It will most likely rain tomorrow.

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To the address the nurse had read on the card in my wallet, most likely. Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025 Instead of randomly testing formulas, the AI evaluates which unexplored candidate will most likely improve the target property (strength or conductivity, for example) and runs that experiment next. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 This is most likely to happen when the temperature is 36 degrees or less. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025 Alice Cooper discovered his love of entertaining in the Cortez High School cafetorium, returning to the Valley in the ’80s after finding fame and fortune as the rock star most likely to inspire sleepless nights for sheltered parents of Boomers Gone Wild. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for most likely

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“Most likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20likely. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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