as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
With all the incredible white grapes cultivated across Italy—Falanghina, Vermentino, and Fiano come to mind—little attention is paid to the French transplant Chardonnay, which is cultivated from as far north as Trentino-Alto Adige all the way to Sicily in the south.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2025
Inside her was the growing awareness that Sebastien had only been writing her, Dani, out of a sense of duty, all the while hotly suffering a much more grownup correspondence with the incredible Yvonne.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Experts, including Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, previously noted to the outlet that the ring has incredible value.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2025
Inside her was the growing awareness that Sebastien had only been writing her, Dani, out of a sense of duty, all the while hotly suffering a much more grownup correspondence with the incredible Yvonne.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Experts, including Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, previously noted to the outlet that the ring has incredible value.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
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People were shocked by the war, incredulous, and grieving.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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The initial discovery was made by undergraduate researchers, who returned from the field site in Briones Regional Park earlier this year with videos of the squirrels’ behavior to show their incredulous supervisors.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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For a young man who had seen nothing but farms his whole life, this unbelievable dream-like existence left him in awe.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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He’s been unbelievable for them and with a lot less experienced help around him.—
Sean Gentille,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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As ByteDance has blocked the service, these workarounds are unlikely to be effective for long.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Admiration for Juventus left-back Andrea Cambiaso is unlikely to go further in the current market.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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By 2026, the limits of Russia’s economic model will be impossible to ignore.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The takeaway from the technology perspective is that passkeys are all but impossible, although nothing is 100% secure, for hackers to guess or intercept.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fresh evacuation orders for more than 30,000 Californians on Wednesday serve as a stark reminder to the rest of the country that local residents continue to face unimaginable danger.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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For most Americans, the past few days have felt like a whirlwind; for intersex Americans like myself, the past week has been one of unimaginable whiplash.—
Alicia Roth Weigel,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The arrangement proved so successful that a war among France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom now seems inconceivable.—
Alexander Cooley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Saquon Barkley put up more ridiculous numbers in the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, leading to jabs at the New York Giants.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because 7½ minutes of real time to play 20 seconds of basketball is beyond ridiculous.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Whatever the case may be, this year’s release is fantastic.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jeanty is very quick despite not having track star speed and his vision is fantastic.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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