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
There was at least one fan, and maybe just one fan, wearing a Mizzou hat and Mizzou Tigers T shirt at the event.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Well, maybe worst is harsh, but the ones higher up this list are possibly going to be less effective, or unlikely to play much for their new club, or are just a bit risky.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
This also felt like maybe Cristobal’s biggest game into his fourth season back at his alma mater.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in surprisingly easy fashion, so maybe a long trip won’t impact the Chargers negatively but bind them closer together during what looms as a very long business trip.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Well, maybe worst is harsh, but the ones higher up this list are possibly going to be less effective, or unlikely to play much for their new club, or are just a bit risky.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
This also felt like maybe Cristobal’s biggest game into his fourth season back at his alma mater.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in surprisingly easy fashion, so maybe a long trip won’t impact the Chargers negatively but bind them closer together during what looms as a very long business trip.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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The team’s made 19 draft picks over the last two years, and 17 — perhaps even 18 — will be held onto after next Tuesday’s cuts.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
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Carey, perhaps the most slept-on of the current crop of hosts, has presided over The Price Is Right for 18 seasons and has never even been nominated.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Rebels, at the 40, gave themselves a chance to possibly pull within 28-22 with 4 1/2 minutes to play.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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The officers will stay in hotels in Waukegan, Gurnee and possibly elsewhere.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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