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                    as in probable
                                                
              
          
                                                      having a high chance of occurring                                       
              
                             if you don't graduate from high school, your likely fate is a low-paying job                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in promising
                                                
              
          
                                                      having qualities which inspire hope                                       
              
                             this looks like a likely spot for good trout fishing                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in plausible
                                                
              
          
                                                      worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable                                       
              
                             we didn't find her excuse a very likely story                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in pretty
                                                
              
          
                                                      very pleasing to look at                                       
              
                             a likely gal such as yourself should have no trouble getting a date                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in probably
                                      
              
          
                                                      by reasonable assumption                                       
              
                             the picnic will likely be cancelled if the storm continues                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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