as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Recent Examples of perhaps
Or, perhaps, not enough, which in itself could become an issue.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
The Mets do have a chance to be good this season, and perhaps very good, even without Pete Alonso and without Diaz and with Francisco Lindor, the team’s beating heart, hurt right now.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
There’s no American city hungrier for a championship, outside of Buffalo perhaps.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Larcombe says that perhaps if the Queen were still alive, Mountbatten-Windsor would have been slightly more protected.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
The Mets do have a chance to be good this season, and perhaps very good, even without Pete Alonso and without Diaz and with Francisco Lindor, the team’s beating heart, hurt right now.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
There’s no American city hungrier for a championship, outside of Buffalo perhaps.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Larcombe says that perhaps if the Queen were still alive, Mountbatten-Windsor would have been slightly more protected.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
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Black History Month is sometimes treated as little more than an opportunity for corporate branding and, maybe, school assemblies; but in the face of such erasure, observing it this February feels radical.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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And if that doesn’t fuel you, maybe the FOMO will.—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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The velocity, down from his average of nearly 96 mph before his latest elbow surgery, is something the Padres believe could possibly tick up slightly with some mechanical adjustments.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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If the backpack was purchased new, Winter said police could possibly subpoena the retailer for a list of people who recently bought it in the greater Tucson, Arizona, area.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thursday night probably won’t be one of those talked about on the Trojans’ tournament resume.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Since the last Bluey episode (for now at least) aired, most families with young kids have probably watched the Bluey canon at least a dozen times through.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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