as in likely
by reasonable assumption
we would probably win that bet
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Recent Examples of probably
That will probably be welcome news for chip designers looking to support AI workloads, given how SRAM scaling has fallen off drastically in recent generations of chip technologies.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — no shades of cotton-candy pink.
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Marcia Dunn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Haley, his wife, told him that the police would probably come to their house next, and her prediction came true.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
But the last mile—going from 98% to 100%—will probably be the hardest.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — no shades of cotton-candy pink.
—
Marcia Dunn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Haley, his wife, told him that the police would probably come to their house next, and her prediction came true.
—
Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
But the last mile—going from 98% to 100%—will probably be the hardest.
—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probably
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Buss was hit in his arm and his ballistic vest likely saved his life.
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Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death.
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But there are also sources who’ve drip-fed intel, perhaps decoy details, to outlets since the stars got engaged in August 2025.
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Finally, perhaps the least invasive option would involve what’s known as a gravity tractor, developed by former astronaut Ed Lu (cofounder of the B612 Foundation) and his colleague Stan Love.
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This music is often so simplistic—tenth-grade emo-thirst-trap-core with yearning synths, thudding drums, and maybe a lick of guitar—that a machine could do it too.
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There is no distinction for a behest given to a charity with direct ties to the politician, but maybe there should be.
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“Probably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probably. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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