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Recent Examples of improbably
Unless, of course, one apple is giant, glossy, improbably red, but also covered in pesticides, while the other is smaller, organic, perhaps a bit mealy in parts, but better for you in the ways that matter most.
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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Each clearly relishes still sharing the stage with a rock legend who, improbably, is now 85-going-on-just-17.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Yet 24 days later, Baresi improbably started the final against Brazil — and, to his mind, played the best game of his career, too.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The knife company, improbably, did.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 May 2026
The latest in a string of shows about a nice-seeming suburban mom entangled in a web of improbably dark crime, this iteration stars Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, and Dolly De Leon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
What turned the switch on, improbably, was Klonopin, a widely available muscle relaxer commonly used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 19 May 2026
This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Each clearly relishes still sharing the stage with a rock legend who, improbably, is now 85-going-on-just-17.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Yet 24 days later, Baresi improbably started the final against Brazil — and, to his mind, played the best game of his career, too.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The knife company, improbably, did.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 May 2026
The latest in a string of shows about a nice-seeming suburban mom entangled in a web of improbably dark crime, this iteration stars Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, and Dolly De Leon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
What turned the switch on, improbably, was Klonopin, a widely available muscle relaxer commonly used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 19 May 2026
This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
Adverb
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Biological systems are incredibly good at making reactions run at low temperature and pressure through the use of catalysts.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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For ultimate privacy with all the Les Airelles trimmings, the hotel has brought three impossibly luxe chalets into the fold, each swallowing up to 15 guests for weeks of high-altitude hedonism.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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