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Recent Examples of improbably
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a small group of conservative intellectuals tried to reconcile their ideological movement with the man who now, improbably, sat atop it.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In the season premiere, corporate negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) appears to have somewhat improbably landed himself in a second hostage situation on a crowded underground train in Berlin.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Teams that move between divisions aren’t expected to compete for Premier League titles, yet the Foxes improbably captured the 2015-16 title after oddsmakers gave them a 5,000-1 chance of winning it all at the start of the season.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Rivers, who recently became a grandfather, improbably came back after retiring in 2020 to try and spark a playoff run.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
If that’s not enough, Walton Goggins makes nose holes look improbably alluring.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to cycling, Bonds has, improbably, become an accomplished breeder of miniature schnauzers.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Another collective move looms, then, likely to an even more temporary refuge than the one in which, improbably enough, multiple generations of children have been raised.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In the season premiere, corporate negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) appears to have somewhat improbably landed himself in a second hostage situation on a crowded underground train in Berlin.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Teams that move between divisions aren’t expected to compete for Premier League titles, yet the Foxes improbably captured the 2015-16 title after oddsmakers gave them a 5,000-1 chance of winning it all at the start of the season.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Rivers, who recently became a grandfather, improbably came back after retiring in 2020 to try and spark a playoff run.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
If that’s not enough, Walton Goggins makes nose holes look improbably alluring.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to cycling, Bonds has, improbably, become an accomplished breeder of miniature schnauzers.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Another collective move looms, then, likely to an even more temporary refuge than the one in which, improbably enough, multiple generations of children have been raised.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
Adverb
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San Dieguito’s Director of Teaching Learning and Education Brieahna Weatherford said getting to this point has been incredibly challenging, the culmination of two years of work.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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At liftoff, there’s this incredibly gorgeous orange glow that came out of the bottom of the launch pad.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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At 836,000 square miles, Greenland is nearly 80 percent ice, a frozen leaf dangling in the far North Atlantic with dramatic, ragged edges, impossibly sheer cliffs that dwarf even El Capitan, and a massive ice sheet as thick as 11,000 feet.—
Tim Neville,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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From Bella Hadid’s white jeans atop a black collarless jacket, to Kendall Jenner’s impossibly-cool dark rinse stovepipes paired with a sumptuous chocolate brown topper, leather and jeans just make sense this time of year.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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