implausibly

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Recent Examples of implausibly Somewhat implausibly for the median lifespan of the late 12th century, Enrico lives to 98 years old. Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 On weekdays, there is one service a day that passes through this implausibly remote part of the Cambridgeshire Fens at just after seven in the morning. Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 Max is accompanied on his adventures by anxious robot C-3PO AB Sitter, and FX, a magical alien masquerading as a toy who can turn the kid's implausibly impressive sand sculptures into fully functioning robots. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026 Bewildered by the change, Emily scrambles to restore their bond, implausibly teaching herself piano in a bid to impress her guardian. Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026 When a handful of renderings leaked prematurely, the initial reactions focused on ostensibly vulgar details, especially bronze accents that looked implausibly golden in the renderings and a presidential seal etched on one wall. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 The morphine concentration was implausibly high because it was fabricated. Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue. Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Aje suggests that Mayra passes over her baby to her when the time comes, and Mayra implausibly agrees. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausibly
Adverb
  • The drinks program is both incredibly strong and incredibly specific at Ernesto's.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Freedom Without Compromise Compliance and security teams may instinctively default to no because the risks are incredibly high.
    David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Russia is impossibly far from the victory Putin imagined in February 2022—controlling the country’s whole territory and populace.
    MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Begelman had proposed the existence of quasi-stars back in 2006, along with Marta Volonteri and Martin Rees, to explain observations of what looked like impossibly massive black holes.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Implausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausibly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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