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as in likelihood
the quality or state of being likely to occur
the plot of the movie thriller was exciting and surprising but woefully lacking in probability
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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 probability
Fed fund futures pricing Thursday still indicated a 75% probability of a cut in December, though that was down from around 90% the day before, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Prediction platform Polymarket currently assigns just a 6 percent probability that Sherrill will win the race by a margin of 15 percentage points or more, suggesting that while a decisive victory remains possible, forecasters see it as improbable.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
All of this leads to a higher probability of rapid intensification and a greater number of more intense hurricanes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The probability of it not working out is high.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Prediction platform Polymarket currently assigns just a 6 percent probability that Sherrill will win the race by a margin of 15 percentage points or more, suggesting that while a decisive victory remains possible, forecasters see it as improbable.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
All of this leads to a higher probability of rapid intensification and a greater number of more intense hurricanes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The probability of it not working out is high.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probability
likelihood
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Cosplayers are a community unto themselves, and at NYCC, the likelihood of passing by a fully functioning DIY transformer costume is as great as passing someone on the street who had a bodega bacon, egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast.—
Nikki Birch,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Analysts expect the first have a higher likelihood of being upheld, while the reciprocal tariffs could be declared unconstitutional.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Probability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probability. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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