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probably

adverb

ˈprä-bə-blē

Definition of probably

as in likely

by reasonable assumption we would probably win that bet

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Recent Examples of probably Clean-slate intellectual infrastructure Whoever gives $2 billion to an organization can probably call a lot of the shots. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Using a regular bath mat in addition to the decorative one will probably be necessary. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Northwestern wasn’t ranked, and most fans and coaches probably didn’t pay attention to them this season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Maryland would probably send eight Democrats to the House and no Republicans. — Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for probably

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While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Powers also has an employment contract that likely affords him protection and the chance to contest accusations before he is terminated for cause.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Today, about six decades after being turned into a hotel, the property is owned by the same group that owns The Witchery at the Castle—an explanation, perhaps, for its signature theatrical flavor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Almost a decade later in its Broadway debut, it’s lost none of that, and White’s production — perhaps inevitably given the arc of those passing years — adds sharpness to its cruelties and weight to its grief.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

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