Thesaurus results for PERCHANCE

perchance

adverb

pər-ˈchan(t)s

Definition of perchance

as in maybe

it is possible perchance he is playing the devil's advocate, and the opinions he has expressed are not actually his own

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Recent Examples of perchance Because any driver worth their salt would figure this out and likely after perchance one time falling into this bit of a roadway trap, would avoid going that way entirely. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021

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Back-to-back five-inning outings added to old complaints that maybe he’s not built to last beyond 95 pitches.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The standard prescription for organizations such as these is to bolt security onto their existing network—buy a firewall, add a VPN, maybe bring in an MSSP if the budget allows.

— Pramod Badjate, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of maybe

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If more teams find themselves in the market for defenders who can wear multiple hats at multiple levels, the 2027 (and possibly 2028) NFL Draft class probably won’t disappoint.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Widespread totals of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 6 inches in the strongest thunderstorms, are possible from the western Florida Panhandle to southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and possibly the Texas coast.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of possibly

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Those with more modest means are falling further behind and, perhaps most alarmingly, finding fewer pathways to the economic mobility that has helped define the American dream.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Meeting—and perhaps, even overshooting— your daily protein goals are one of the ways to prevent muscle loss while on the drug.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of perhaps

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The previous disruptions to shipping between 2023 and 2025 probably cost some $20 billion a year, according to industry estimates.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The biggest hope was probably SpaceXAI, trumpeting the promise of generative artificial intelligence.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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