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Recent Examples of unlikelihood
The unlikelihood of this turn of events—a niece being the first to find her uncle’s corpse—dissipates into the dynamic of the call: Shula’s bored, patient matter-of-factness, her father’s jolly, scattershot drunkenness.
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
The story of Sara’s alleged suicide is a cascade of low-probability events blurring together in a pool of statistical unlikelihood.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Surprising Fact The woman initially pursued criminal charges against McGregor for the incident in 2020, though Irish prosecutors declined to take up the case while citing a high unlikelihood of convicting the fighter, according to RTÉ.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Equal chances means that there is an unlikelihood of the weather going into a specific direction, as no direction is being favored.
—Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
The story of Sara’s alleged suicide is a cascade of low-probability events blurring together in a pool of statistical unlikelihood.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Surprising Fact The woman initially pursued criminal charges against McGregor for the incident in 2020, though Irish prosecutors declined to take up the case while citing a high unlikelihood of convicting the fighter, according to RTÉ.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Equal chances means that there is an unlikelihood of the weather going into a specific direction, as no direction is being favored.
—Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikelihood
unlikeliness
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For the rest of the countries – Australia, U.K., France and Italy – the majority of consumers are neutral in regards to made in USA, but their likelihood to buy American is higher than their unlikeliness to buy.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The unlikeliness of such a contemporary saint has led to a staggering amount of enthusiasm for Carlo’s cause.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Unlikelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikelihood. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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