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
Most lands in most continents have usually been ruled by kings and queens, perhaps nowhere more so than in Europe.
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Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Among the items to keep handy, or perhaps in a pet go-bag, are leashes, collars, phone numbers of vets and pet-friendly hotels, as well as pet food, a bowl and photos of your pet.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, perhaps there’s an amazing piece of art that just needs a new frame or a gorgeous armoire begging for a fresh paint job.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Customers may be satisfied with or perhaps even impressed by your services.
—Helen Croydon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Among the items to keep handy, or perhaps in a pet go-bag, are leashes, collars, phone numbers of vets and pet-friendly hotels, as well as pet food, a bowl and photos of your pet.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, perhaps there’s an amazing piece of art that just needs a new frame or a gorgeous armoire begging for a fresh paint job.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Customers may be satisfied with or perhaps even impressed by your services.
—Helen Croydon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
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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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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
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TikTok Users and the Five Stages of Grief The reactions across what may possibly serve as the final week of the app's operations in the U.S. have shown every one of the five stages of grief, and on the final day before the shutdown, acceptance is setting in.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Detectives working on the case eventually concluded that all the scam calls were probably coming from one person as the events and methods of operation were almost identical each time.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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In fact, exchanging letters with Sebastien probably came with more bad feelings than good ones.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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