potentialities

plural of potentiality
as in possibilities
something that can develop or become actual would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality

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Noun
  • Those who focus on possibilities set the tone for others.
    Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And regional bank stocks are now reacting to all the possibilities.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, the Environmental Protection Agency has been working to phase out products like Forane 134a to instead use items with reduced global warming potentials.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But from the first eight months of the year, Warner Bros looks to be in the prime starting position with a couple of surprises from the horror genre — Sinners and Weapons — leading the pack of potentials, and Apple’s summer smash F1, for which Warner Bros is handling the theatrical release.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Potentialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentialities. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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