as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Recent Examples of perhaps
Gillian Laub has given hundreds of them perhaps one last chance to bear firsthand witness to a brutality the world should never see again.
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
The central character’s name is, perhaps, revealing in the lexicographic sense.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
And the way this franchise is going… perhaps another 25 to come.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That number factors in about $20M from China — but that market is perhaps more than ever the swing, and not because of the general softening towards studio fare in the past several years.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
The central character’s name is, perhaps, revealing in the lexicographic sense.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
And the way this franchise is going… perhaps another 25 to come.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That number factors in about $20M from China — but that market is perhaps more than ever the swing, and not because of the general softening towards studio fare in the past several years.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
Adverb
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If Democrats don’t look away, maybe the public won’t, either.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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The 40-yard dash is probably going to be ridiculous, maybe even in the 4.5-second range, which would be nuts for a guy that size.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Exercise also causes disease-fighting white blood cells to circulate more quickly, possibly allowing the body to detect illnesses earlier.5 The temporary rise in body temperature during exercise may also help fight infections, similar to how a fever works.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
23 Feb. 2025
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But it has long been anticipated that the Americans would catch up and possibly surpass Canada.—
Dan Robson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who offers a confident explanation of the situation is probably wrong.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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That's probably what's happening in places like Vegas and Florida, where airfares were cheapest.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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