most likely

idiom

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

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Though the book was written in the sixth century, the doodles were penned most likely by northern Irish monks in the 850s. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025 The places on the track that are most likely to be cloudy are along the Greenland coast and anywhere in the Atlantic, but clear skies are more likely off northern Spain and highly likely in the Mediterranean. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 July 2025 According to Cleveland analyst Tom Rizzo in an appearance on ESPN Cleveland, Pickett and Gabriel are the two most likely starting options for the Browns right now. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 And, most likely, more and more people in Washington understand this. David Brennan, ABC News, 21 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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