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
That’s good news for attorneys and law schools, who are experiencing record-breaking application rates, but maybe not so much college sports.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
My house was built in 1955, and its original owner probably had a black and white TV with a roof-top antenna, a rotary phone and maybe a few table radios.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
And maybe somebody can tell them to just simmer down.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Here’s the story of how ESPN experimented—maybe that’s what the E should have stood for—its way into the future.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 July 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
My house was built in 1955, and its original owner probably had a black and white TV with a roof-top antenna, a rotary phone and maybe a few table radios.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
And maybe somebody can tell them to just simmer down.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Here’s the story of how ESPN experimented—maybe that’s what the E should have stood for—its way into the future.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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Along the way, perhaps an answer is being formed that says the user should freak out and run amok about the potential mental health issue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Or, perhaps preferably, turn away from watermarks and towards tactics that can positively prove an image’s authenticity, such as content credentials.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Guests zoom down the river on a jet boat from Jerry’s Rogue Jets or take to the river in a gentler fashion, kayaking in calm currents, possibly to visit Sheila the harbor seal who generally spends her time on a rock just east of the lodge.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s in the metro, with heat index values above 100 degrees — possibly as high as 105 on Friday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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As for what was going through his mind — probably not much in that exact moment.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Falling victim to an Allosaurus attack would probably end in a death by a thousand cuts, each delivered with low power, exerting low stress on the relatively fragile skull of the attacker.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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