as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Still, the state’s clueless ad leans into the worst critiques and caricatures of government work, maybe in an effort to appeal to a post-COVID-19 workforce that resents being called back to the office.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
But maybe a different dream of harmony, a literal-minded, utilitarian righteousness, an easy, almost evangelical can-do determination to make everything right?
—Robert Pinsky, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
In turn, Venezuela would agree to slow emigration or maybe take back millions of migrants deported from the U.S.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
If not the Caped Crusader directly, then maybe a member of the Batman Family such as Nightwing or Batgirl.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
But maybe a different dream of harmony, a literal-minded, utilitarian righteousness, an easy, almost evangelical can-do determination to make everything right?
—Robert Pinsky, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
In turn, Venezuela would agree to slow emigration or maybe take back millions of migrants deported from the U.S.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
If not the Caped Crusader directly, then maybe a member of the Batman Family such as Nightwing or Batgirl.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
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The story was perhaps most famously adapted for the screen in James Whale's 1931 film, which starred Boris Karloff as the Creature.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Herro spent much of his early career engulfed by trade speculation; now, perhaps the club sees him as part of the foundation worth holding onto and building onto.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Their perception of danger is further shaped by events like the recent fires that devastated Los Angeles, reinforcing a belief that danger, possibly caused by global crises like climate change, lurks everywhere.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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The budget will be discussed and possibly adopted at the board’s regular Feb. 12 meeting, and an additional budget adoption meeting will be scheduled for Feb. 26 if needed, so the budget can be forwarded to the county by March 1.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Discovered less than a foot beneath the surface, where it was probably buried in a leather pouch that has since decayed, the cache was left in a region where Roman troops were known to have amassed before the invasion of Britain.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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What was the most challenging year? Logistically challenging would probably be the year that the fire marshal shut us down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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