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
Who knows… maybe in the next life.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
So yes, celebrate the rain, but maybe keep the windows shut.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In the battle of the maybe-dueling Safdie brothers, Josh Safdie definitely had a better week than his brother Benny Safdie, even if the competition in the Best Director category could still leave the Marty Supreme filmmaker just outside the eventual top five contenders.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Office pools, backyard games, maybe even who could down a hot dog the fastest — anything was fair game when the action slowed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
So yes, celebrate the rain, but maybe keep the windows shut.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In the battle of the maybe-dueling Safdie brothers, Josh Safdie definitely had a better week than his brother Benny Safdie, even if the competition in the Best Director category could still leave the Marty Supreme filmmaker just outside the eventual top five contenders.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Office pools, backyard games, maybe even who could down a hot dog the fastest — anything was fair game when the action slowed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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As with Kuminga’s entire career, the good and the negative were equally represented, and perhaps nothing displayed the duality of Jonathan Kuminga quite like a half-minute sequence in the second quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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But there’s one perk that’s perhaps a little less obvious, but no less important and that’s waking up to a clean kitchen.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Working with the local council, emergency services and Transport for London, plans for an extra 10,000 (possibly more) people to safely arrive and leave the area are a considerable obstacle.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The data has grown more important in recent weeks, as the prospect of higher inflation possibly denting the interest rate outlook is considered a major risk for equities.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Detroit's season officially ended in heartbreak with a touch of what could have been because this series probably should have been played in Michigan.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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What these clues ultimately add up to is unclear, as of the seven half-hours sent to critics, and probably irrelevant.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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