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
Malnati hinted that a rule change was possibly on the horizon.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And here’s the funny part: Ted Turner and I are as different as two people could possibly be.
—John Malone, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
And the member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors will serve as a crucial vote in setting the central bank’s interest rates and possibly as a shadow Fed chair waiting in the wings to take the top job in May.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
This suggests there may be other components in the venom that help guide melittin more specifically to cancer cells, or possibly reduce its effects on healthy cells.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And here’s the funny part: Ted Turner and I are as different as two people could possibly be.
—John Malone, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
And the member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors will serve as a crucial vote in setting the central bank’s interest rates and possibly as a shadow Fed chair waiting in the wings to take the top job in May.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
This suggests there may be other components in the venom that help guide melittin more specifically to cancer cells, or possibly reduce its effects on healthy cells.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibly
Adverb
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Perhaps several years ago, maybe your firm was at the center of a controversy.—
Ross Kernez,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For Sanders, though, the workload will be far heavier — maybe the entire first half.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Along the way, perhaps an answer is being formed that says the user should freak out and run amok about the potential mental health issue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But the cars that showed up for the event were perhaps the biggest stars of the day.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Falling victim to an Allosaurus attack would probably end in a death by a thousand cuts, each delivered with low power, exerting low stress on the relatively fragile skull of the attacker.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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Lucio — leggy, brave, sturdy in the challenge — is probably more appropriate as a reference point.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Possibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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