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Recent Examples of unlikeliness
Highlighting the sheer unlikeliness of any book lasting for centuries, de Hamel shows how each of his subjects helped to preserve manuscripts for future generations, and finds in their stories hope for the survival of these unique works in the digital age and beyond.
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The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
When the sun dipped beneath the mountains and the glare subsided, the lake’s colors deepened and the unlikeliness of it all seemed to double.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Bogart and Bacall are as indelible a duo as there ever was, and Mann takes readers behind their legendary romance, exploring their individual careers, the stark age gap between them, and the unlikeliness of Bogart's movie stardom.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The sheer unlikeliness of the find (what would these creatures eat, after all?) cast doubt in the minds of some scientists that this is the organisms' true habitat.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
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The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
When the sun dipped beneath the mountains and the glare subsided, the lake’s colors deepened and the unlikeliness of it all seemed to double.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Bogart and Bacall are as indelible a duo as there ever was, and Mann takes readers behind their legendary romance, exploring their individual careers, the stark age gap between them, and the unlikeliness of Bogart's movie stardom.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The sheer unlikeliness of the find (what would these creatures eat, after all?) cast doubt in the minds of some scientists that this is the organisms' true habitat.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlikeliness
Noun
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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.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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In other words, two independent events occur with an improbability that outweighs a chance of repetition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unlikeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlikeliness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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