as in maybe
it is possible
mayhap I could see you again next week? I so enjoyed our date tonight
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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?
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Ash Parrish, The Verge, 7 Feb. 2023
Ash Parrish, The Verge, 7 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
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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.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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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
Adverb
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Opener should have shown signs of life, perhaps via a five-club cue bid.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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But even with Boston needing to shed salary, there are ample assets there to easily create an eventual fresh start, perhaps trading win-now players who draft capital.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Igloo is recalling an additional 130,000 rolling coolers sold at Costco, Target and Dick's Sporting Goods because the handle can pinch – and possibly amputate – fingertips, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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At last month’s meeting of, the committee discussed a recommendation focused on older adults, those with weakened immune systems and possibly those who are more likely to be exposed to the coronavirus.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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His season is probably over due to the nature of the injury.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Pedro Pascal has other stuff going on! Kyle: That's probably part of it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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“Mayhap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhap. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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