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Recent Examples of likely
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Best Practices For Successful Partnerships And Outcomes Personal experience within our organization has shown that when companies stick with students throughout the entire process, the students are more likely to complete their education and transition into careers. Caz Pereira, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 If a mom or dad has environmental or food allergies, their child is more likely to have allergies. Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lagarde said there would likely be some re-routing of goods supplied by markets that are facing higher duties, and other policies that do not necessarily link to trade, but fiscal matters and investments, were also at play. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 Over time, however, solar wind and radiation likely siphoned away the Martian atmosphere, gradually thinning it to the point where carbon dioxide began transforming into rock. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for likely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likely
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  • In Europe, projections showed a probable increase in Ambrosia—or ragweed pollen—also linked to rising temperatures.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The presence of at least six US B-2 stealth bombers in the Indian Ocean and a second aircraft carrier in the Middle East only fueled speculation in Israel that a strike was not only possible, but increasingly probable.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Farther away from China lies an even more promising strategic opportunity.
    Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In Atlanta, the Georgia product could start next to Jessie Bates III, giving the Falcons one of the most promising safety duos in the league.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • When a transformative president leaves office, successors from his party work to apply his vision to new problems until, eventually, this governing program fails to offer plausible solutions to the problems of the day.
    Justin Peck / Made by History, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yet, as questions about AI sentience become more plausible, this debate will only grow more interesting—and yes, messier.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Of course, the star of the show is the pretty, spring-ready pattern with its prominent tulips.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In Weekend 2 The Happiest Hour Drift Hotel Palm Springs gets bonus points for offering up resort day passes to its pretty pool with the killer mountain views, but also high fives for a weekly poolside happy hour on Thursdays.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Murillo remains one of the brightest defensive talents in Europe.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The whites of shirts and balloons look bright, while skin tones appear natural.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • In my own experience, setting these higher standards—even before we were required to—positioned our brand as a credible leader and made compliance conversations much easier down the road.
    Natalie Dolphin, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Related Articles Since 2019, Lyst has become a credible source for the fashion industry on what’s trending with its quarterly brand and product rankings.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • There is this idea that top managers would like the job because there is so much talent, plus the style and brand of football are very attractive.
    The Totally Football Show, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, while sizable, have never had an NBA team and are likely less attractive options compared to San Diego.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likely. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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