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
At 76, four grand extra for long travel suspension, 35s, maybe, maybe remote reservoirs.
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Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
An edition that has maybe felt a tad quieter than previous Lille confabs and suffered from a couple of last-minute keynote cancellations nonetheless was privy to grand spending commitments from Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Down the road, maybe the Olympics.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
God forbid, maybe even feel a little empathy for them on occasion.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
An edition that has maybe felt a tad quieter than previous Lille confabs and suffered from a couple of last-minute keynote cancellations nonetheless was privy to grand spending commitments from Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Down the road, maybe the Olympics.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
God forbid, maybe even feel a little empathy for them on occasion.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
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Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Start planning a fun getaway for May or June, perhaps with with close friends or siblings, and look forward to a lighter, more social chapter just around the corner.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Copper fell along with other base metals as investors monitored the uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations to possibly end the war.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Baker would probably love People’s, a new referral-only cocktail lounge in the West Village.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Using such a large share of the river for cattle feed probably isn’t sustainable.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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