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Recent Examples of mayhap Given that the Switch is getting up there in years compared to its competition, mayhap a new system is on the horizon, one that might be teased at tomorrow’s Direct? Ash Parrish, The Verge, 7 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
  • But when the two goalkeepers were wearing the shirt numbers five and eight, maybe that was to be expected.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There’s some good in it, maybe some bad in it.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Nylander should play a little more now with Marner gone, perhaps averaging 20 minutes for the first time in the NHL.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Swift last teamed up with Martin and Shellback on 2017’s Reputation, but the trio is perhaps best known for their work together on 2014’s 1989.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That uncertainty comes at a time when many Americans’ budgets may already be stressed from years of elevated inflation, a slowing economy and possibly more tariffs.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For the Taliban, the episode possibly carries the lesson that attempting to turn back time on a population that’s grown up with the internet is much harder than just flicking a switch.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Franklin has probably been too successful — and is presumably too expensive — to fire.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Mayhap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhap. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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