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, Hamas may finally be attuned to the desperate plight of Gazans and respond to it.
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
For those coming of age post-Me Too, Black Lives Matter, even the war in Gaza, the right to offend, especially against minorities, is perhaps less cherished.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2025
In the real world, this would be a cue for some halting, awkward small talk, perhaps, or a passive-aggressive nod of acknowledgement, or just a simple cold shoulder.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Long-percolating concerns about the massive and perhaps undisciplined tech-company investments in artificial-intelligence infrastructure and the lavish valuations bestowed on these businesses started to boil over last week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2025
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
For those coming of age post-Me Too, Black Lives Matter, even the war in Gaza, the right to offend, especially against minorities, is perhaps less cherished.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2025
In the real world, this would be a cue for some halting, awkward small talk, perhaps, or a passive-aggressive nod of acknowledgement, or just a simple cold shoulder.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Long-percolating concerns about the massive and perhaps undisciplined tech-company investments in artificial-intelligence infrastructure and the lavish valuations bestowed on these businesses started to boil over last week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
Adverb
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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
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There’s some good in it, maybe some bad in it.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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Franklin has probably been too successful — and is presumably too expensive — to fire.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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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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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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