most likely

idiom

: more likely than not : probably
It will most likely rain tomorrow.

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And the people most likely to miss out on prenatal care tend to be the ones at highest risk of having the virus; about 12 to 16 percent of pregnant women are never tested at all. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025 By pinpointing how visual information flows and is encoded, this work opens the door to AI systems that can present information in ways most likely to be retained. Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 That means an unspecified third-party modem (most likely from Qualcomm), the company's N1 chip, and more. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025 The bill most likely stands a slim chance as stand-alone legislation; Republicans control the Senate, and none of them are listed as co-sponsors. Evan Bush, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for most likely

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“Most likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20likely. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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