possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: in a possible manner : by any possibility
that's all she could possibly do
2
: by merest chance : perhaps
possibly he will recover
3
: it is possible or imaginable : conceivably
a political libel which may possibly damage me—
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he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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The new party might have to limit itself to running only for seats that neither Reform nor the Conservatives could possibly win, for example.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Reuters — Lithuania has suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted, the airport’s operator said late on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Stellantis is focused on reclaiming the past success of the Jeep brand and is considering fresh investments into Dodge, which could result in a new Dodge V8 muscle car, and possibly even the Chrysler brand in the long term, some of the people said.
—Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Winter storm watches are in place across parts of the northern Rockies for possibly several inches of snowfall over the weekend.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Reuters — Lithuania has suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted, the airport’s operator said late on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Stellantis is focused on reclaiming the past success of the Jeep brand and is considering fresh investments into Dodge, which could result in a new Dodge V8 muscle car, and possibly even the Chrysler brand in the long term, some of the people said.
—Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Winter storm watches are in place across parts of the northern Rockies for possibly several inches of snowfall over the weekend.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpäs-ə-blē
1
: by possible means : by any possibility
that cannot possibly be true
2
: perhaps
may possibly recover
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