as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Recent Examples of maybe
Lusardi recommended taking a look at your insurance plans and maybe opting for one that costs less but has a higher deductible.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
And maybe in a few years, others will join that conversation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
There was a pause that lasted maybe three or four minutes but seemed much longer; the wet woods stayed silent except for the low sound of wind in the trees.
—Bill Thomas, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2025
In the case of the DOGE attacks, maybe less consideration is required when the demand is for a trillion dollars.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
And maybe in a few years, others will join that conversation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
There was a pause that lasted maybe three or four minutes but seemed much longer; the wet woods stayed silent except for the low sound of wind in the trees.
—Bill Thomas, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2025
In the case of the DOGE attacks, maybe less consideration is required when the demand is for a trillion dollars.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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Finally, the meeting closes with some takeaways, or perhaps just acknowledgement or gratitude for what was just accomplished.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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This was perhaps the part of Heiss, Prima thought, to which Heiss remained deliberately blind.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
Adverb
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That’s because the Angels’ right fielder is optimistic his stint on the injured list will be brief, possibly even just the minimum 10 days.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Jules Kounde is injured, so Eric Garcia can do an audition for possibly getting the right back nod in the UCL last four second leg.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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And the attitude and look of the New York Dolls attitude informed L.A. glam a decade and a half later, which is ironic, probably more ironic than the Brooklyn Dodgers moving to L.A.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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The most prominent red flag: Malachy probably didn't even write the list, which entered the historical record hundreds of years after his death.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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