as in improbability
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Recent Examples of unlikelihood
Despite the unlikelihood that Hurricane Erin is edging sharks closer to shore, National Weather Service meteorologists said people living along the East Coast, particularly North Carolina, can expect the storm's impacts to continue through the remainder of the week.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The increasing unlikelihood that the ultralow borrowing rates of the 2010s will come back any time soon has made the situation all the more dangerous.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Subscribe On the flipside, risk factors for higher levies include the unlikelihood that the U.S. trade deficits — which Trump has often used as an argument for tariffs — will disappear, and the U.S. administration’s reliance on tariff incomes to supplement its budget, according to Fiedler.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 July 2025
With the unlikelihood of Saudi Arabia catching any strays, WWE talent arrived in Riyadh this week with no incident.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The increasing unlikelihood that the ultralow borrowing rates of the 2010s will come back any time soon has made the situation all the more dangerous.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Subscribe On the flipside, risk factors for higher levies include the unlikelihood that the U.S. trade deficits — which Trump has often used as an argument for tariffs — will disappear, and the U.S. administration’s reliance on tariff incomes to supplement its budget, according to Fiedler.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 July 2025
With the unlikelihood of Saudi Arabia catching any strays, WWE talent arrived in Riyadh this week with no incident.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikelihood
Noun
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Every screening kicked off with a video tribute to him, and each replay drove home the sheer heroic improbability of what Redford had accomplished.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Some feel detached, as if the shock still lingered, and the realization of survival despite the improbability had not set in.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, what could be fueling the excitement around Everyone Asked About You is the relative obscurity and unlikeliness of it all.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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“Unlikelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikelihood. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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