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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Recent Examples of potentialities
And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater.
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NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potentialities
Noun
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With enough capital and the necessary technology, the possibilities really open up.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Outside, the property's expansive grounds open up even more possibilities.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
Noun
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However, enthusiastically advocating for the empowering benefits of hypertext and hypermedia or skeptically warning against their manipulative potentials might not be the only available choice.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Fortunately, by Gemini season, your world gets a little brighter — new ideas, travel plans or opportunities open doors to new potentials.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Potentialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentialities. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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