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Recent Examples of implausibly
The morphine concentration was implausibly high because it was fabricated.
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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
My guide, Nicko Johnson, was a sardonic sage who ushered me into a helicopter that took us deep into the surrounding mountains, tracing the turquoise, implausibly crystalline waters of the Makarora River, and deposited us on a rocky escarpment.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024
Aje suggests that Mayra passes over her baby to her when the time comes, and Mayra implausibly agrees.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
My guide, Nicko Johnson, was a sardonic sage who ushered me into a helicopter that took us deep into the surrounding mountains, tracing the turquoise, implausibly crystalline waters of the Makarora River, and deposited us on a rocky escarpment.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024
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
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Meanwhile, close to 300,000 households were in the dark at the peak of the storm amid incredibly strong winds on Monday, and it’s expected to take days for many to get power back.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fentanyl is an incredibly potent synthetic opioid that can be fatal in very small doses.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes that means taking notes on her business acumen or knack for hosting an impossibly chic dinner party.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Warriors are at 31-28, impossibly bound to at least a play-in tournament berth because the bottom tier of the West has completely surrendered.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Implausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausibly. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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