as in odds
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good
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Recent Examples of probabilities
The next big storm system is expected to arrive on Saturday night, and the probabilities of impactful snow and accumulation are increasing.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
These probabilities reflect over $68,000 in trading volume and indicate the market’s strong expectation of a Democratic victory.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
In the Northern Rockies, the probabilities are climbing for big snowfall at the higher elevations, with 1 to 2 feet of snow possible.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Casey Crosbie, a meteorologist with NWS Indianapolis, said these are all just probabilities, and nothing is absolute.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Nov. 2025
Opinions span a wide range of probabilities.
—Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
And the probabilities overwhelmingly suggested the Chiefs ought to go.
—Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
But new Silicon Valley companies such as Orchid are taking it one step further, quite literally scraping off genetic material from embryos to allow for a full gamut of embryo comparisons, including disease probabilities but also things like BMI, depression risk, hair color and more.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Goldman is recommending adding downside hedges such as S & P 500 options overlays with drawdown probabilities at current levels.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
These probabilities reflect over $68,000 in trading volume and indicate the market’s strong expectation of a Democratic victory.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
In the Northern Rockies, the probabilities are climbing for big snowfall at the higher elevations, with 1 to 2 feet of snow possible.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Casey Crosbie, a meteorologist with NWS Indianapolis, said these are all just probabilities, and nothing is absolute.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Nov. 2025
Opinions span a wide range of probabilities.
—Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
And the probabilities overwhelmingly suggested the Chiefs ought to go.
—Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
But new Silicon Valley companies such as Orchid are taking it one step further, quite literally scraping off genetic material from embryos to allow for a full gamut of embryo comparisons, including disease probabilities but also things like BMI, depression risk, hair color and more.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Goldman is recommending adding downside hedges such as S & P 500 options overlays with drawdown probabilities at current levels.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probabilities
Noun
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Plenty of videos mentioning the hack say that eating more fiber can have weight loss benefits and boost your chances of having a healthy gut.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Several of the Monarchs’ scoring chances came off sharp cross passes.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Third-place teams complicate the USMNT’s possibilities At first glance, there is only one straightforward scenario.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now as then, a strongman has been dislodged in Venezuela, and the field of possibilities has expanded.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Probabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probabilities. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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