: possibly but not certainly : maybe
: something open to doubt or conjecture
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perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
But perhaps her biggest challenge, besides working under Scott’s famously tight shooting schedule, was accommodating the director’s very specific vision for characters like Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), Lucius’s estranged mother who, now married to Acacius, is living under house arrest.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
One guest bedroom doubles as an office with a custom desk and a Murphy bed, but perhaps the best part of the residence is the terrace overlooking all of Verbier.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Now comes perhaps his biggest challenge yet: Taking over a San Jose Earthquakes team that finished last in the entire league and gave up the most goals (78) in MLS history.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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If a Chanel bag for your bestie isn't in the budget, perhaps the Ultimate Allure Makeup Set is.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
But perhaps her biggest challenge, besides working under Scott’s famously tight shooting schedule, was accommodating the director’s very specific vision for characters like Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), Lucius’s estranged mother who, now married to Acacius, is living under house arrest.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
One guest bedroom doubles as an office with a custom desk and a Murphy bed, but perhaps the best part of the residence is the terrace overlooking all of Verbier.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Now comes perhaps his biggest challenge yet: Taking over a San Jose Earthquakes team that finished last in the entire league and gave up the most goals (78) in MLS history.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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