most likely

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

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Had that not happened the team would have had to most likely play at Gateway Center Arena — its usual home that seats 3,500. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Those searches risk filtering out the candidates most likely to bring a perspective your bank lacks. — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Nope, the Crimson Tide would most likely be on the outside looking in, while someone else from the SEC grabs their spot in the postseason. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Problems soon mounted, Beskrestnov said, with communication outages on top of the speed restriction, most likely caused by the new limits. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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