as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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The newbie drama event – which is maybe not so new in the sense that is a re-imagined version of the RomaFictionFest that ran for a decade until 2017 – will be public-facing with screenings free to attend.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 18 May 2025
What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Well, maybe one: If anything, most of them regret not doing it sooner.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 18 May 2025
You got promoted, and then, maybe, someone taught you how to delegate, give feedback, manage performance, align tasks to strategy, and handle conflict.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 18 May 2025
What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Well, maybe one: If anything, most of them regret not doing it sooner.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 18 May 2025
You got promoted, and then, maybe, someone taught you how to delegate, give feedback, manage performance, align tasks to strategy, and handle conflict.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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The world witnessed many investors hurriedly liquidate properties at a loss, perhaps driven by short-term fear and market pessimism.—
Rodolfo Delgado,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Today’s teams hardly boast the same number of global superstars, but Champions League success for Inter – following the lesser European titles of the Europa League and Conference League for Atalanta and AS Roma, respectively – would perhaps offer a glimpse of an Italian Renaissance.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The Reds have also just signed wing-back Jeremie Frimpong (possibly along with Florian Wirtz) to replace the out-going Trent Alexander-Arnold.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Down 3-1 in the series to Edmonton, the Stars were going to need any and all powers up to and including the influence from this American Pope just to maybe, possibly, force a Game 7.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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