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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
He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreover, Jupiter’s major moons contain enormous quantities of water — with three of them having more water than even Earth does — and pose fascinating possibilities in the quest for life beyond our own planet.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
With SpaceX bringing reliable, high-speed internet to virtually every corner of the globe, the possibility suddenly became very real.
—Colin C. Campbell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The possibility of the visitor.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreover, Jupiter’s major moons contain enormous quantities of water — with three of them having more water than even Earth does — and pose fascinating possibilities in the quest for life beyond our own planet.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
With SpaceX bringing reliable, high-speed internet to virtually every corner of the globe, the possibility suddenly became very real.
—Colin C. Campbell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The possibility of the visitor.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibility
Noun
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The breakthrough method holds the potential to one day help people regain function after paralysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the meantime, Alonso will work with the options at his disposal — a group the Bernabeu board view as having great potential in terms of quantity and variety.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In her most recent outing, which served as the co-main event of UFC 315 in May of this year, Shevchenko successfully defended her title for the first time in her second reign with a unanimous decision win over Manon Fiorot.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The mission of those events is to get the truck in front of people who are interested in it, those who are already reservation holders and to introduce the company and truck to people who have never heard of Slate.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Arda Guler Alonso’s arrival marked a huge change in Guler’s prospects at Madrid.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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This gives the franchise some stability in the short term while also having a prospect to potentially build around for the future.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the main compartment, the bag has two zippered pockets in front, a rear zipped pocket, and a mesh expansion that is designed to hold a water bottle, to-go coffee mug, umbrella, or sunglasses case.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, amid the confusion of new strains, changing vaccine guidelines and cuts to vaccine development funding, the CDC continues to track cases, hospitalizations and deaths on a weekly basis.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 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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Each of these sentiments points to the rich, fertile space that exists at the margins—of the body, of language, of the photograph—while also emphasizing the creative potentialities of touch, the action that propels these often porous edges to meet.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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That refers to the time in mid-July 2024 when state officials including Johnson and Laidlaw identified the site at 6310 Arkansas 215 south, about 8 miles north of Charleston, as a potential location for the new prison and July 31, 2024, when the state signed a contingency on the property.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shocks are anticipated, and contingencies put in place.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibility. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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