as in maybe
it is possible
he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Recent Examples of possibly
Mitigating the effects of climate change citywide is so expensive that our local tax dollars can’t possibly fully pay for it.
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Jeff Roth, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The only thing that might possibly be worse than being married to Jesse Lally is divorcing Jesse Lally.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
With each loss came equal, and possibly greater, understanding.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The wound will need to be monitored and possibly treated again, according to the post, but early signs of the antibiotics working against the infection have given officials hope to Plai Sarika’s possibility of recovery.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Roth, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The only thing that might possibly be worse than being married to Jesse Lally is divorcing Jesse Lally.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
With each loss came equal, and possibly greater, understanding.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The wound will need to be monitored and possibly treated again, according to the post, but early signs of the antibiotics working against the infection have given officials hope to Plai Sarika’s possibility of recovery.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibly
Adverb
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There was a pause that lasted maybe three or four minutes but seemed much longer; the wet woods stayed silent except for the low sound of wind in the trees.—
Bill Thomas,
Outdoor Life,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the case of the DOGE attacks, maybe less consideration is required when the demand is for a trillion dollars.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But this new caterpillar has perhaps the most gruesome method of fashioning a case yet discovered, a bizarre housekeeping regime not reported in any other insect.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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But perhaps being home could be a detriment, as Sanders displayed some worries about his phone.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Caldwell and West could probably be had in the fourth round should the Bills strike out on the first two days of the draft.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Someone with white roots and what stylists call level four or five (i.e. very dark) hair is probably not a good candidate, Hurdle acknowledges.—
Lindsy Van Gelder,
Allure,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Possibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibly. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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