1
as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
the counselor could find no probable reason for the girl's bizarre actions
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2
as in possible
having a high chance of occurring
a probable outcome of the price increase will be lower consumption
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Recent Examples of probable
Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Premier League talents such as Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba will be back on the agenda — with prospects in other countries, such as Ayyoub Bouaddi, sure to attract interest and probable free agents, including Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson and Harry Wilson also having suitors.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Two-ways Ryan Nembhard and Miles Kelly are probable, but Moussa Cisse is questionable.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Two have since died, Ramseur by probable suicide.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Premier League talents such as Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba will be back on the agenda — with prospects in other countries, such as Ayyoub Bouaddi, sure to attract interest and probable free agents, including Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson and Harry Wilson also having suitors.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Two-ways Ryan Nembhard and Miles Kelly are probable, but Moussa Cisse is questionable.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Two have since died, Ramseur by probable suicide.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probable
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The Thor star imagines all the terrifyingly plausible ways the AI assistant could kill him, before being won over by its offer to book him a massage.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Well yeah, but that sort of thing can also be the hallmark of foreign regime change, as has been the case time and again around the world, usually with a straight face and plausible deniability.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Tuesday night development in the case comes hours after the release of doorbell camera footage of a possible suspect in the disappearance.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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An asylum officer later found the family had a credible fear of persecution, according to Mukherjee.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Trump, former President Bill Clinton and others are mentioned in the files without credible accusations of wrongdoing.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But many have said that the public pledges remain too vague to gauge the program's full impact, and some experts have warned that the program is likely to be constrained by the courts.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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This decision from the Virginia court, although made on purely procedural grounds, is likely to increase anxiety among some Maryland legislators who are nervous about adopting their own new map, which is designed to create one additional seat controlled by Democratic voters.—
Sherrilyn Ifill,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs Once an eclipse season begins, a pair of eclipses becomes almost inevitable.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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When particles interact, entanglement is inevitable.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the document also expresses uncertainty about whether the potential defects constitute a crime, noting that elections in Fulton County have already been the subject of multiple reviews.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ultraprocessed and may contain additives increasingly linked to potential health harms, a new study found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Probable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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