raise the possibility

idiom

: to make (something) possible

The discovery raises the possibility that a cure for the disease will be found.

—often + of

The discovery raises the possibility of finding a cure for the disease.

Examples of raise the possibility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These connections raise the possibility that people were following camels across the desert on winter migrations, says archaeologist and study co-author Ceri Shipton, who was excavating the site, known as Jebel Misma, when his team spotted a spectacular caravan of camel carvings on May 14, 2023. —Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025

But that political weakness could raise the possibility of another military coup, Kurlantzick warned. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025

That led some city council members at the time to raise the possibility of trimming hours in response. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 July 2025

But that can also raise the possibility of heat illness and risks from greater proximity to wildfire or flood-prone areas, says Tracey Gaslin, chief executive of the nonprofit Alliance for Camp Health in Kentucky. —Julia Simon, NPR, 18 July 2025

Rhymes for raise the possibility

• bioavailability
• biocompatibility
• biodegradability
• generalizability
• histocompatibility
• identifiability
• incommensurability
• incomprehensibility
• interoperability
• ability
• agility
• civility