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Recent Examples of improbably
Much like the other two Vista hotels—one in Como city, another in Verona—the bathrooms are improbably chic, outfitted in slabs of marble in clarets, undersea greens, or the blue-gray-gold multicolor seen in astrophotography.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The strange-sounding but improbably delicious standout is the vegan ceviche made from rambutan (a fruit similar to lychee).
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
No team has won a World Series after ranking in the bottom five in home runs since the 2012 Giants, who finished 30th in that department and improbably won six consecutive elimination games in the postseason.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
The strange-sounding but improbably delicious standout is the vegan ceviche made from rambutan (a fruit similar to lychee).
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
No team has won a World Series after ranking in the bottom five in home runs since the 2012 Giants, who finished 30th in that department and improbably won six consecutive elimination games in the postseason.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
Adverb
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Because hot & sour soup is incredibly nuanced.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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In her new YouTube video, Katelynn explained how grief and depression have made daily tasks incredibly difficult for her, and a recent change in routine has further increased her poor mental state.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Massive columns, slender spires and impossibly balanced boulders loom above the timber.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), a longtime proponent of de minimis reform, believes on the contrary that de minimis has undercut American manufacturers by allowing millions of packages containing impossibly cheap wares into the country unchecked.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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