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Recent Examples of improbability The group’s determination is rooted in part in the sheer improbability of the kitten’s survival through the tornado itself. —
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Not only because of the improbability of making up a seven-point gap that may well grow by the time that Chelsea next play in the league, but because there is no sign of this side summoning any sort of challenge. —Liam Twomey, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Each, by necessity, hoists the other by its bootstraps out of abject improbability. —David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026 The challenge of weather-app creation lies both in the improbability of accurately predicting the weather and in the difficulty of designing something that works for any user, anywhere. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026 The improbability brought a sense of calm and relief. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did. —Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 The improbability brought a sense of calm and relief. —Yutao Chen, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2026 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
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Not only because of the improbability of making up a seven-point gap that may well grow by the time that Chelsea next play in the league, but because there is no sign of this side summoning any sort of challenge. —Liam Twomey, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Each, by necessity, hoists the other by its bootstraps out of abject improbability. —David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026 The challenge of weather-app creation lies both in the improbability of accurately predicting the weather and in the difficulty of designing something that works for any user, anywhere. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026 The improbability brought a sense of calm and relief. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did. —Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 The improbability brought a sense of calm and relief. —Yutao Chen, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbability
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His starting point was not optimism about the likelihood of human agreement but a sober recognition of its unlikelihood.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Or, what happens in the unlikelihood that the taxi is hacked via radio waves that program the thing, and then goes nuts?— Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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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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“Improbability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/improbability. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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