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
The Congolese fans are standing because maybe standing can do something that sitting cannot.
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Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Look, maybe this is all true and Aubry has been killing the back half of the game.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
And maybe, just maybe, that’s reason enough to find an amicable solution.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Who knows, maybe the girlfriend and the pneumatic drill end up finding something special.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
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Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Look, maybe this is all true and Aubry has been killing the back half of the game.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
And maybe, just maybe, that’s reason enough to find an amicable solution.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Who knows, maybe the girlfriend and the pneumatic drill end up finding something special.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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The Steelers had expected this to be the case perhaps weeks or even months ago, but Rodgers took his methodical, sweet time before committing.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Dean’s is part of a wave of restaurants—Sailor, Lord’s, Dame—that have pointedly reframed British gastronomy for a New York audience that perhaps believed too readily in the myth of English stodge.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The thought of retaining a longtime customer without having to discipline a possibly difficult long-term employee may prove motivating.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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District 60 administrators are taking the necessary steps to enable Robert Abbott Middle School to earn the IB designation, possibly as early as the start of the 2028-2029 school year, with students receiving an IB education the year before.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Some portion of eligible people are probably discouraged from applying at all, believing the lottery system to be rigged or pointless.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The Chargers’ last game was a playoff loss to Vrabel’s Patriots, so nothing short of an edict from the NFL probably would have stopped the franchise’s social media team from referencing the Vrabel-Russini controversy.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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