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Recent Examples of improbably
But some of us were just built different and found the improbably sturdy heart inside all the hyperearnest dialogue (mostly Jackman’s).
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Jared Wright skated it down and turned back a slick pass for Laughton, whose whirling, sharp-angle bid beat Dobeš improbably to the far side.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Compassion, improbably, won out.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
Its first three seasons followed the ups and downs of young, improbably good-looking bankers in a London built almost entirely of glass, brick, and blow, their worst impulses spurred on by a corporate culture of excess.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Vonn had improbably vowed to compete at the Games despite suffering an otherwise season-ending injury to her left knee just over a week ago at a World Cup race in Switzerland.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Violette briefly resurfaced in 2018 with a small solo show at Gladstone’s Upper East Side town house—an improbably tasteful site for an erstwhile rebel.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 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
Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Jared Wright skated it down and turned back a slick pass for Laughton, whose whirling, sharp-angle bid beat Dobeš improbably to the far side.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Compassion, improbably, won out.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
Its first three seasons followed the ups and downs of young, improbably good-looking bankers in a London built almost entirely of glass, brick, and blow, their worst impulses spurred on by a corporate culture of excess.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Vonn had improbably vowed to compete at the Games despite suffering an otherwise season-ending injury to her left knee just over a week ago at a World Cup race in Switzerland.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Violette briefly resurfaced in 2018 with a small solo show at Gladstone’s Upper East Side town house—an improbably tasteful site for an erstwhile rebel.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
Adverb
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Menus were incredibly thoughtful, comfortably dancing the line between familiar, Western fare and regional dishes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Quick, easy, and incredibly satisfying.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The plush red velvet auditorium feels impossibly ornate, crowned by the glittering chandelier.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the stand there is an interactive table-top display that used to look impossibly modern in movies twenty years ago.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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