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Recent Examples of improbably
Next stop is Seattle for a July 6 date against Belgium, which improbably won there earlier Wednesday with a 3-2 comeback over Senegal.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
As the 32nd and last seed, the Kaulig Racing driver made an improbably flamboyant run to a runner-up finish while upsetting Hamlin and 2012 champion Brad Keselowski.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
But Babcock, improbably, has a third chance.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
What makes the show defy expectations, though, is the aw-shucks personalities of the young British duo at its core, improbably named Richard Young and Sam Strange.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Unless, of course, one apple is giant, glossy, improbably red, but also covered in pesticides, while the other is smaller, organic, perhaps a bit mealy in parts, but better for you in the ways that matter most.
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Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Each clearly relishes still sharing the stage with a rock legend who, improbably, is now 85-going-on-just-17.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
The knife company, improbably, did.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
As the 32nd and last seed, the Kaulig Racing driver made an improbably flamboyant run to a runner-up finish while upsetting Hamlin and 2012 champion Brad Keselowski.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
But Babcock, improbably, has a third chance.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
What makes the show defy expectations, though, is the aw-shucks personalities of the young British duo at its core, improbably named Richard Young and Sam Strange.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Unless, of course, one apple is giant, glossy, improbably red, but also covered in pesticides, while the other is smaller, organic, perhaps a bit mealy in parts, but better for you in the ways that matter most.
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Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Each clearly relishes still sharing the stage with a rock legend who, improbably, is now 85-going-on-just-17.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
The knife company, improbably, did.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbably
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Each location was incredibly challenging, but each location was challenging in a different way.
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Dan, your schedule is incredibly busy with this, Rick and Morty, Krapopolis and execing on Haunted Hotel.
Adverb
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The stakes feel impossibly high, so taking risks with your life—like becoming a writer, or exotic dancing, or rapping—might seem insane when the smart thing to do is keep your head down, work hard, and blend in.
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Lionel Messi — Argentina/Inter Miami (position unchanged) Gave us all another iconic moment with an impossibly flawless first touch and finish against Cape Verde to become the first man to score 20 World Cup goals.
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“Improbably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbably. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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