as in maybe
it is possible
he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Recent Examples of possibly
Van looks on, possibly in horror, but also maybe thinking that the ritual couldn’t hurt.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
At some point during the night, the vehicle stopped running, possibly due to a mechanical failure or after running out of gas, and the mother had called a friend for help, according to Bettison.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
The couple also worried that refusing the request would cause a major fight and possibly result in the MIL refusing to attend the wedding altogether.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Andrew Unterberger: Good planning with the available variants, combined with strong messaging about the album’s place in his catalog — both as the end of this current 2020s album trilogy, and possibly the end of his entire career arc as The Weeknd.
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—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
At some point during the night, the vehicle stopped running, possibly due to a mechanical failure or after running out of gas, and the mother had called a friend for help, according to Bettison.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
The couple also worried that refusing the request would cause a major fight and possibly result in the MIL refusing to attend the wedding altogether.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Andrew Unterberger: Good planning with the available variants, combined with strong messaging about the album’s place in his catalog — both as the end of this current 2020s album trilogy, and possibly the end of his entire career arc as The Weeknd.
3.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibly
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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And the way this franchise is going… perhaps another 25 to come.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The central character’s name is, perhaps, revealing in the lexicographic sense.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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There are a lot of moving pieces, probably most importantly Colin himself.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Among the Rangers who went to the 4 Nations, there was probably the least worry about Fox, despite his down season.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Possibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibly. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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