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- adjective
superlative form oflikely : mostlikely .
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Examples
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The name likeliest to throw basketball fans is Jeff Jones, the former Virginia coach, whose No. 4 ranking caused Pomeroy to question the sample size.
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And why do physicists refer to the likeliest location of an electron in an atom as an orbital despite the obsolescence of the planetary model of the atom?
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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And why do physicists refer to the likeliest location of an electron in an atom as an orbital despite the obsolescence of the planetary model of the atom?
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Skallagrimson, who hath been called the likeliest man of those born in
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) 1179-1241 Snorri Sturluson 1210
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Greg -- Clinton's lead in the "likeliest" might be 9 points over Obama, but it's only 6 over Edwards -- his support is "unchanged" by the tighter screen.
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Greg -- Clinton's lead in the "likeliest" might be 9 points over Obama, but it's only 6 over Edwards -- his support is "unchanged" by the tighter screen.
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He conceded that he is not the "likeliest" candidate for the presidency, that "I don't fit the typical pedigree" – that was a shot at the Bushes of Kennebunkport – but change is needed, and change doesn't "come from Washington," it "comes to Washington."
Obama Gets Serious 2008
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A member of the WHO team, Wolfgang Preiser, reiterated previous statements from researchers that the coronavirus is the "likeliest" cause of SARS.
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Assumption: The "likeliest" scenario is that a Bloomberg candidacy would help Obama win re-election, says Heilemann.
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It was ambitious, to say the least, but I suppose if anyone was going to pull it off, Zlatan was the likeliest candidate.
AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal – as it happened | Barry Glendenning 2012
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