as in probability
the quality or state of being likely to occur
the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high
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Recent Examples of likelihood
Together with patients’ clinical data, these findings are used to create a scoring system that predicts the likelihood of cancer recurrence over the next decade, the researchers said.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Had it been left to the druthers of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leadership of Hamas, there is every likelihood that the devastation of Gaza would have continued into a third year.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Other Fed officials have said recently that the falling labor market is taking precedence in their thinking, leading to the likelihood of additional rate cuts ahead.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The researchers themselves acknowledged this likelihood.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Had it been left to the druthers of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leadership of Hamas, there is every likelihood that the devastation of Gaza would have continued into a third year.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Other Fed officials have said recently that the falling labor market is taking precedence in their thinking, leading to the likelihood of additional rate cuts ahead.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The researchers themselves acknowledged this likelihood.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likelihood
probability
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The Fed meets again at the end of the month and markets are pricing in a nearly 97% probability of another 25 basis point cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool .—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Likelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likelihood. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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