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Used with verbs:
"
It appears likely that he will win the election."
(appears, seems, be: is/am/are, sounds)
"
It is becoming likely that we will have to close the business."
(be + becoming)
"
Their actions are making divorce more likely."
(be + making)
Used with adverbs:
"
It seems very likely that he will resign soon."
(very, extremely, fairly)
"
It's highly likely that the factory will shut down."
(highly, increasingly, overwhelmingly, reasonably)
"
They're hardly likely to get home before midnight."
(hardly)
Used with nouns:
"
He is the likely candidate."
(candidate, contender, replacement, successor, suspect, target, winner)
"
It is the likely cause of the situation."
(cause, consequence, effect, explanation, outcome, possibility)
