Thesaurus results for POSSIBLY

possibly

adverb

ˈpä-sə-blē

Definition of possibly

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 Junior running back Jordan Lyle was dressed and did go through warmups at Allegacy Financial Stadium, which puts him in position to possibly make his season debut. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Boeing would have to find out what tooling still exists, rebuild jigs and dies, locate or replace hundreds of suppliers, requalify manufacturing processes, recruit specialist workers, and possibly redesign components that are no longer available. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 Ed Sheeran is set to resume his tour Saturday — possibly solo — after all his supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 This is one race that figures to go down to the last day, with the deciding factor possibly being whether the Astros win the AL West. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for possibly

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National Sugar Day is October 15, so maybe that’s when Swift’s going to share her secret announcement.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Tuscan kitchens were all warm colors, shades of brown, images that were maybe a bit sepia toned.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of maybe

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At the same time, the sport seems well-positioned to not only weather the blow, but perhaps even grow in its wake.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Ki picked the 145-pound featherweight class because of its relative depth, and Chou said getting 32 fighters into a bracket requires a deeper pool, perhaps 50 fighters, to have alternates.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of perhaps

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One fight that probably won’t have as much intrigue, but still should be fun, is between Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Why pet owners are building dog grooming routines The biggest driver behind the boom in luxury pet accessories probably is not beauty at all.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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