as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
As in past years, our entries spanned the incredible range of backgrounds and experiences of young people in the United States.
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Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s an incredible opportunity.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Whether to create something completely new, using something in a new way or finding a method to improve upon what has already been done, the right questions can lead to incredible results.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s an incredible opportunity.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Whether to create something completely new, using something in a new way or finding a method to improve upon what has already been done, the right questions can lead to incredible results.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
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Out of towners may be incredulous about Charlotte’s Chinese food scene, but tens of thousands of Asian Charlotteans know where to go — they just might be tightlipped about it.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Shore says, sounding a little incredulous.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
3 Sep. 2025
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Obviously, the pitching side was unbelievable.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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This was an unbelievable weekend.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The comedic murder-mystery series following three unlikely neighbors — Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) — who bond over their obsession with true crime podcasts.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The upshot is that France’s fiscal mess is unlikely to be fixed anytime soon.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Apple has leaned more into natural photographic output, but the extra creative power and the ability to capture impossible shots that the Pixel 10 Pro offers a more attractive story to users.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For millions of elderly or disabled people, these were daunting or impossible options.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Gilberts’ son Nick, one of their five children, died in May 2023 from neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, likely putting an unimaginable strain on the family.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And a pay package once unimaginable is back in play—only now, the number is no longer billions, but a trillion.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, cultivating enough soy and corn to feed billions upon billions of chickens demands an inconceivable amount of land, water and fossil fuels.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But now, Netflix has deemed that almost any mildly or very successful show like Wednesday must now air its episodes in a 2+ month split, broken in half, or in some ridiculous instances, broken into thirds (see the November 26, December 25, December 31 split for Stranger Things season 5).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And on Sunday, the feat got even more ridiculous, as Chapman struck out four batters in an inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, thanks to a wild pitch catcher Carlos Narváez couldn't corral.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Skull Taper Candle Holders Add these frightfully fantastic taper candle holders to tablescapes and credenzas for eerie ambience.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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They’re even considered fantastic companions, too.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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