theoretically
adverb
the·o·ret·i·cal·ly
ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-k(ə-)lē 
ˌthir-ˈe-ti-
1
: according to an ideal or assumed set of facts or principles : in theory
2
: in a theoretical way
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But what Project 2025 puts down in black and white is not theoretically scary.
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Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Without effective monitoring of a common resource to ensure its consumption is limited, its overuse and ultimate destruction is historically and game theoretically proven to be inevitable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Newsom is on the short list of Democrats who theoretically could replace Biden at the top of the ticket should the 46th president decide to step down, something Biden has thus far stiffly resisted.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
That’s less than half the number that could theoretically be vaccinated if Serum and GSK’s total production capacity were reached.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 6 July 2024
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Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Without effective monitoring of a common resource to ensure its consumption is limited, its overuse and ultimate destruction is historically and game theoretically proven to be inevitable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Newsom is on the short list of Democrats who theoretically could replace Biden at the top of the ticket should the 46th president decide to step down, something Biden has thus far stiffly resisted.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
That’s less than half the number that could theoretically be vaccinated if Serum and GSK’s total production capacity were reached.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 6 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for theoretically
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“Theoretically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theoretically. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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