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Recent Examples of improbably
The show has had its ups and downs over the years but has attained the sturdiness of a cozy British mystery, the kind where bodies pile improbably high in otherwise charming villages and the format can, in theory, run forever.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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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However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The iPhone 17 Pro Max sees a new camera island design to house the improved camera system, and the impossibly thin iPhone 17 Air should draw a lot of attention.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pre-snap penalties left the Vikings in impossibly lengthy third-and-long situations.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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