most likely

idiom

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

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As early as the third quarter of 2020, intelligence services in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States all concluded that COVID most likely emerged from a lab. Josh Mazer, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2025 However, a farmers market is quite different from your local grocery store—you’re most likely interacting with the people who grow, source, or make their own goods. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025 Your content also should mirror the questions people are most likely to ask. Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 The new changes will most likely impact new federal student loan borrowers, rather than the more than 40 million Americans already in student loan debt. Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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