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.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
Ah, to sleep, perchance … to shrink your neural connections?
—Christopher Wanjek, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2017
To sleep, perchance to heal A report in the journal Nature Communications adds to the list of sleep’s benefits.
—Magnus Wennman, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
To sleep, perchance to dream of a giant plate of nachos.
—Gray Chapman, SELF, 27 Mar. 2019
Its members liked to call themselves kleagles, goblins and other names of darkling potency, to meet in solemn 'konklaves,' burn a fiery cross upon a distant hill and, perchance, frighten a Negro child outnumbered 100 to 1.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 10 Apr. 2018
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
Ah, to sleep, perchance … to shrink your neural connections?
—Christopher Wanjek, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2017
To sleep, perchance to heal A report in the journal Nature Communications adds to the list of sleep’s benefits.
—Magnus Wennman, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
To sleep, perchance to dream of a giant plate of nachos.
—Gray Chapman, SELF, 27 Mar. 2019
Its members liked to call themselves kleagles, goblins and other names of darkling potency, to meet in solemn 'konklaves,' burn a fiery cross upon a distant hill and, perchance, frighten a Negro child outnumbered 100 to 1.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perchance
Adverb
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Perhaps several years ago, maybe your firm was at the center of a controversy.—
Ross Kernez,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For Sanders, though, the workload will be far heavier — maybe the entire first half.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Guests zoom down the river on a jet boat from Jerry’s Rogue Jets or take to the river in a gentler fashion, kayaking in calm currents, possibly to visit Sheila the harbor seal who generally spends her time on a rock just east of the lodge.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s in the metro, with heat index values above 100 degrees — possibly as high as 105 on Friday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Along the way, perhaps an answer is being formed that says the user should freak out and run amok about the potential mental health issue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But the cars that showed up for the event were perhaps the biggest stars of the day.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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As for what was going through his mind — probably not much in that exact moment.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Falling victim to an Allosaurus attack would probably end in a death by a thousand cuts, each delivered with low power, exerting low stress on the relatively fragile skull of the attacker.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Perchance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perchance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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