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
What positions are probable draft targets?
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Despite that, Black was listed as probable to play on the team’s initial injury report for Tuesday’s game.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Fire spread becomes more probable by reducing side yard setbacks.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Despite that, Black was listed as probable to play on the team’s initial injury report for Tuesday’s game.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Fire spread becomes more probable by reducing side yard setbacks.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probable
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The Evo2 model was trained on 9 trillion DNA letters much as other AIs train on internet text, and when given a chunk of a microbe’s genome, was able to create a plausible-looking version of the rest.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Larijani has long been viewed as a plausible successor because of his clerical credentials and deep ties to the country's political establishment.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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During heavy rain, flooding is possible, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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DiZoglio could take a page out of strong-armed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s playbook and recruit some credible candidates – call them the Audit Brigade – to run against Senate President Karen Spilka and 79-year-old House Speaker Ron Mariano at least.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Collins said the insurance industry supports standards for remediation that are grounded in credible science, and some of those standards are still being developed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Van Hollen's plan would not raise as much as Sanders', but Van Hollen's is less likely to face constitutional challenges, as experts have long debated the legality of a national wealth tax.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The City of Miramar in Florida is also owed more than $77,000, likely for the use of its Ansin Sports Complex to stage the Miami meet.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Ross Sorkin’s history of the 1929 stock market crash reminds us that financial bubbles are inevitable—and that another one may be about to pop.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Mar. 2026
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But losses on the scale that the United States and Israel and other countries have so far suffered are not evidence of defeat, but an inevitable consequence of war.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Two men were beaten outside a Santana Row restaurant on Sunday afternoon in an incident that is being investigated as a potential antisemitic hate crime, San Jose authorities said Tuesday.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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City officials say the long-term leases make buying Liberty Station a poor investment for any potential buyer other than Seligman.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Probable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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