improbably

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Recent Examples of improbably The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 And, improbably, so did winning play by the building’s primary soccer tenant. Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Here, Jason Sudeikis’s improbably nice soccer coach is in charge of a women’s team; most of the cast is returning. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 However improbably, our timelines just barely overlapping, Blake had come to the pier to kick off his trip, heading east on Route 66. New York Times, 28 July 2026 More than a decade after Van Halen‘s last performance and six years after the death of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the band’s David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen are reuniting … improbably for a TED Talk. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026 Raymond’s father and uncle founded Thrifty Drug Stores, the homegrown chain remembered with particular tenderness for dispensing ice cream in improbably perfect cylinders. Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Delphinus, the Dolphin, hovers to the left of Altair, while tiny Sagitta, the Arrow, hangs above Altair, looking improbably compact. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026 Among the traveling party was Isaacman, who, however improbably, went on to become NASA administrator last December. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
Adverb
  • The drinks program is both incredibly strong and incredibly specific at Ernesto's.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Freedom Without Compromise Compliance and security teams may instinctively default to no because the risks are incredibly high.
    David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Russia is impossibly far from the victory Putin imagined in February 2022—controlling the country’s whole territory and populace.
    MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Begelman had proposed the existence of quasi-stars back in 2006, along with Marta Volonteri and Martin Rees, to explain observations of what looked like impossibly massive black holes.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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