1
as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
the counselor could find no probable reason for the girl's bizarre actions
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2
as in possible
having a high chance of occurring
a probable outcome of the price increase will be lower consumption
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Recent Examples of probable
Sumrall had similar remarks, and while Philo tracks as the probable frontrunner, Jones will still give him a push.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Premier League talents such as Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba will be back on the agenda — with prospects in other countries, such as Ayyoub Bouaddi, sure to attract interest and probable free agents, including Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson and Harry Wilson also having suitors.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Two-ways Ryan Nembhard and Miles Kelly are probable, but Moussa Cisse is questionable.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Premier League talents such as Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba will be back on the agenda — with prospects in other countries, such as Ayyoub Bouaddi, sure to attract interest and probable free agents, including Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson and Harry Wilson also having suitors.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Two-ways Ryan Nembhard and Miles Kelly are probable, but Moussa Cisse is questionable.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probable
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Yet Schlossberg now stands a plausible, perhaps strong, chance of winning the Democratic primary (and thus the general election).—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is a plausible assertion, given that, by the time Tennyson entered adulthood, the British intellectual class—and, for that matter, much of the rest of the world—had been turned on its head by scientific breakthroughs, above all in geology and astronomy.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Forecasters are calling for feet of accumulation in the Sierra Nevada, with more than 30 inches possible near Donner Pass by today.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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An asylum officer later found the family had a credible fear of persecution, according to Mukherjee.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Trump, former President Bill Clinton and others are mentioned in the files without credible accusations of wrongdoing.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But many have said that the public pledges remain too vague to gauge the program's full impact, and some experts have warned that the program is likely to be constrained by the courts.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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This decision from the Virginia court, although made on purely procedural grounds, is likely to increase anxiety among some Maryland legislators who are nervous about adopting their own new map, which is designed to create one additional seat controlled by Democratic voters.—
Sherrilyn Ifill,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs Once an eclipse season begins, a pair of eclipses becomes almost inevitable.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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When particles interact, entanglement is inevitable.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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She was joined by Rocio Rivas and Karla Griego, who each said there had been insufficient analysis on the effect of the cuts and potential alternatives, such as cutting outside contracts.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That means potential payoffs but also extreme danger.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Probable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probable. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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