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Recent Examples of far-fetched But the good news is that not everything on the Redux is far-fetched. New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025 That might seem far-fetched, but there are real-world examples of what can happen when people blur the line between human and machine. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Still think a house in your Amazon cart sounds far-fetched? Toni Sutton, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025 For many Americans, the idea of turning industrial waste into defense-grade materials sounds far-fetched. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-fetched
unlikely
Adjective
  • Instead, multiple Chiefs missed a chance at a pick, and the Jaguars scored a touchdown after given the unlikely reprieve.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Okay, take a flier on Bourne if Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are out again, but that sounds unlikely.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-fetched. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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