hypotheticals

plural of hypothetical

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hypotheticals Bell might also question those billionaires and pose hypotheticals to gauge their reactions. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025 The narrative too often focuses on headlines and hypotheticals, rather than on structure, incentives, and outcomes. Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 In construction, hiring often relies on regional knowledge, team dynamics and reputation—factors that structured dialogue or hypotheticals cannot capture effectively. Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Governor does not comment on hypotheticals, spokesman says DeWine's reticence on the guard question came a little more than a half hour into a press conference called to announce a new agreement for the state patrol to assist crime-fighting in Cincinnati. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025 For too many patients in Florida, these hypotheticals will soon become reality. Samuel Ganz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025 However, most of her objections involve worst case hypotheticals. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypotheticals
Noun
  • There will always be such corners of the Universe, because all of our theories rely on some assumptions, some approximations, and have some boundaries.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Whatever the assumptions, the discourse has certainly elevated the profile of the modest series, which is the last project produced by Norman Lear before his death.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jason Oppenheim, president and founder of The Oppenheim Group, addressed the theories during an interview with PEOPLE in August 2020.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There will always be such corners of the Universe, because all of our theories rely on some assumptions, some approximations, and have some boundaries.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Hypotheticals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypotheticals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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