as in likely
by reasonable assumption
we would probably win that bet
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Recent Examples of probably
As far as polarizing Big Brother houseguests are concerned, Rachel Reilly is probably at the top of the list.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
So, that level of gratitude is good to have and that should probably come up a little bit more.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
This was probably his 21st major surgery, the neck surgery, which ultimately ended up being his last one.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
In the process, the insurer will probably ask you to document your collection.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
So, that level of gratitude is good to have and that should probably come up a little bit more.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
This was probably his 21st major surgery, the neck surgery, which ultimately ended up being his last one.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
In the process, the insurer will probably ask you to document your collection.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probably
Adverb
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Those changes will likely start with a new chief soccer officer.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film’s unusually long running time of 174 minutes would likely have required its images to be pretty heavily compressed to fit them onto a 66GB disc, but 100GB will hopefully give the remaster room to breathe.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Not a good record at all for a team that not only will host the World Cup, but wants to go deep, and perhaps reach the quarterfinals.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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A little over the top, maybe, but full marks for acknowledging a mistake and correcting it quickly.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Toronto’s Platform was created in 2015 to highlight bold, innovative early to mid-career filmmakers maybe on the cusp of breakthrough, the 10th anniversary Platform.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Probably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probably. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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