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“I'm deeply suspicious obviously because he went to China,” said the man-most-likely-to-accuse-you-of-being-a-spy, Dick Cheney.

If not, then what happens to his case that Romney would be less-likely to spark a war with Iran?

All these most-likely-innocent people, subjected to such hard looks.

The 50 likely-votes would be targeted by the right and face howling pressure.

Hillary Clinton and John Edwards seemed doomed to risk their presidencies on a likely-to-fail big bang health-care initiative.

But it is no use digging here; it was full five-and-twenty miles from here the likely-looking place.

He was a likely-lookin' chap enough, but very dark-complected an' sallow-like, with a bad eye, showin' a lot o' the white.

The feller said to him, seein' me drive up: 'That's a putty likely-lookin' hoss.

My idea is, said David, that we get the Argo and sail round the island till we sight a likely-looking cliff.

It was a grand place for birds' nests, and we made very slow progress as we poked about, peering into every likely-looking spot.

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On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to likely, such as: acceptable, expected, fair, feasible, inclined, and possible.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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