1
as in potential
something that can develop or become actual
there's a possibility for violence in the situation
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2
as in event
something that might happen
winning the championship is a real possibility for us
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Recent Examples of possibility
The narrator and her friend seem slightly embarrassed at the possibility of being overheard—seeing the couple perhaps reminds them that Americans are not simply an idea on a page or in a newspaper headline, but actual people.
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Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
For Campbell, Jordan’s style sparked an awareness of the possibilities of Virginia wine, and American wine in general.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Several Week 9 Fort Worth-area high school football games are moving to Thursday due to the possibility of inclement weather, according to local coaches and athletic departments.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Find out which workers are still being paid, who’s stuck in limbo — and who faces the possibility of losing compensation altogether.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
For Campbell, Jordan’s style sparked an awareness of the possibilities of Virginia wine, and American wine in general.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Several Week 9 Fort Worth-area high school football games are moving to Thursday due to the possibility of inclement weather, according to local coaches and athletic departments.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Find out which workers are still being paid, who’s stuck in limbo — and who faces the possibility of losing compensation altogether.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibility
Noun
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So far, the season 22 release schedule has only been confirmed for up to episode 6, as there's a potential for a mid-season break for the holidays in November 2025.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The research team also claims that the method holds the potential to significantly reduce battery charging times while improving specific energy and operational lifespan.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In any event, that shows you who is pulling the strings over there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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While workers are hand-wringing at the prospect of an algorithm taking their job, bosses are reassuring workers that AI is just like any other technological revolution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the idea of building a bomb in the imminent future rejected by the academic community, the Soviet government had little incentive to dedicate funds and resources to the project as the prospect of conventional war loomed closer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Upon taking office, the Biden administration kept and, in many cases, expanded on these policies and positions.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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John Fitzgibbons, a Tampa criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said in rare cases, a grand jury can be used to gauge citizen sentiment, like whether grand jury members think a witness is reliable.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
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On foot, there are no boundaries in the land, no divides, nothing but the past and the potentiality of the future.—
Michael McColly,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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In the Adams formulation, the true history was about chance, contingency, and unintended consequences, about political leaders who were all improvising on the edge of catastrophe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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To make sense out of this tangle of connections and contingencies, many macroscopes employ computational models to reveal the key economic, medical, political, educational, or ecological relationships that are often invisible to all but the experts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibility. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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