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
Texture invites touch, and many cars today actively discourage drivers from touching anything except the steering wheel and maybe a big sheet of glass.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Or maybe fur looks too much like the original animal for their comfort — unlike leather, or a juicy burger that doesn’t resemble anything with four legs.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
So these films are stacked one on top of the other, maybe dozens of them, maybe hundreds or even thousands, creating invisible coatings.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
In a better world, there are maybe 150 voters for each.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Or maybe fur looks too much like the original animal for their comfort — unlike leather, or a juicy burger that doesn’t resemble anything with four legs.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
So these films are stacked one on top of the other, maybe dozens of them, maybe hundreds or even thousands, creating invisible coatings.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
In a better world, there are maybe 150 voters for each.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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No, the most probable outcome is some sort of controversial ending, perhaps with McIntyre interfering and costing either Fatu or Rhodes the match.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Carlson pressed, perhaps hoping to kindle a spark of recognition.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Yet on Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan also reemerges as a restless, sometimes cordial, often corrosive analyst, agreeing at last to engage—if not fully to explain—the whats, hows, and, possibly whys of his creative life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two sources, including one inside Iran, previously told CBS News that at least 12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed throughout Iran in the protests.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Many Cuban Americans were mistreated and would probably like to return.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that person probably doesn't exist.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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