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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Recent Examples of potentialities Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater. — NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • The Vancouver Canucks’ Jake DeBrusk, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell and the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Dmitri Voronkov are among his most prominent wingers available, but the possibilities needn’t be limited to that list.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • From where to eat to which clothes to try on, shopping more often starts with an exploration of possibilities rather than a clear directive.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
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  • And the way Iran sees war and conflict and tension in general, not just in this case, is that wars release more energy, create more possibilities, more potentials.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Potentialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentialities. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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