conceivably
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Definition of conceivably
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Synonyms
maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly
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Even adults with no sperm or eggs could conceivably become biological parents. — Jason Pontin, WIRED, "Science Is Getting Us Closer to the End of Infertility," 27 Mar. 2018 From there, the cone of uncertainty — the area where the storm could conceivably move — grows very wide. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Hurricane Florence will slow down. That’s a bad thing.," 12 Sep. 2018 So the Dolphins could conceivably dismiss such a suggestion. — Armando Salguero, miamiherald, "Miami Dolphins draft yields no quarterback and no hope for a miracle | Miami Herald," 28 Apr. 2018 If that was the only way to verify your identity (i.e., no password), then yes, conceivably. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "WebAuthn: What you need to know about the future of the passwordless Web," 7 Mar. 2019 With more people suffering from these diseases, healthcare costs will conceivably skyrocket. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Climate Change Could Cost The United States Economy Hundreds of Billions Annually," 26 Nov. 2018 So if Venom does well, Sony can conceivably build out its Spider-Man universe with other solo movies about related characters, like Silk, or even an esoteric villain like Kraven the Hunter. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Venom, Spider-Man’s symbiote supervillain, explained," 3 Oct. 2018 Another wild card, conceivably, is Mr. Scott, who Ms. Hammer once praised for having signed more pro-gun bills in one term than any Florida governor in history. — Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times, "In Florida, Extraordinary Obstacles for Changes to Gun Laws," 17 Feb. 2018 Jacksonville could, conceivably, test those waters during this 48-hour stretch before making a call on Bortles. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "Cleveland Browns Won’t Be Starting From Scratch in Evaluating the Draft’s Top Quarterbacks," 25 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conceivably.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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