as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Or maybe bring Bobrovsky and another goalie in?
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Or maybe this was a slow roll, meant to culminate with the two All-Stars crescendoing into the playoff push.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Okay, so maybe the girls Caroline went to high school with would have kids.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
If there was something really explosive and big, then maybe.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Or maybe this was a slow roll, meant to culminate with the two All-Stars crescendoing into the playoff push.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Okay, so maybe the girls Caroline went to high school with would have kids.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
If there was something really explosive and big, then maybe.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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State officials have approved a private initiative to transport the whale back to the North Sea and possibly further to the Atlantic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Still, Robinson became one of the best players of his generation, possibly of all time, showing tremendous mental fortitude to go along with his elite athleticism.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Making the record even more impressive was the revelation in the post-competition weighing of Wilkins’ discus to verify the record that the implement was actually two ounces heavier than the required 4 pounds, 6 ounces weight, a fact that cost Wilkins additional inches, probably feet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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