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possibilities

noun

plural of possibility

as in potentials

something that can develop or become actual there's a possibility for violence in the situation

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as in events

something that might happen winning the championship is a real possibility for us

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Recent Examples of possibilities From birding adventures to cooking classes and splashing about in a trio of swimming pools, the list of possibilities goes on and on. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026 Privately, baseball agents and executives’ estimates span a wide range of possibilities, from a sub-100-game season, to a late start but no games lost. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Each arrangement offers different possibilities for movement and manipulation, allowing the collective to adapt its physical structure to the requirements of a task. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026 For photographers, the possibilities are exceptional — columns and temples may provide an ancient foreground, while wider compositions could incorporate the beach and dunes. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026 While technical and economic hurdles remain, this approach could create new possibilities for processing data in space and reducing dependence on resource-intensive ground infrastructure. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026 Video installations produced by Muse Factory of Projects accompanied works, revealing how material, research, craftsmanship and manufacturing shape new possibilities. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026 Krukoff saw no conflict between his scientific research—the hard work of collecting, classifying, and analyzing plant specimens—and the economic possibilities that came along with it. — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026 That in turn could dramatically lower the cost of a single launch — by orders of magnitude, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes — and open a new world of possibilities for space exploration. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

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Noun

And the way Iran sees war and conflict and tension in general, not just in this case, is that wars release more energy, create more possibilities, more potentials.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of potentials

Noun

Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of potentialities

Noun

Dodgers looking for Miguel Rojas replacement Rojas already has begun the transition into his player development role with the Dodgers, working with prospects in the Arizona Fall League.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Younger populations tend to be more innovative and less reliant on public support, a fact that bodes well for American prospects in the competition to come.

— Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of prospects

Noun

More investment will be earmarked for contingencies, reflecting in part the view that reaching a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war is unlikely anytime soon.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
This embryonic naval force could be developed further to cover more ambitious contingencies in the Black Sea, from sea surveillance to the protection of territorial integrity, as the Finnish-Swedish naval task force does in the Baltic Sea.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

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