as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Recent Examples of perhaps
Who else but a government space agency, or perhaps an especially generous type of philanthropic multi-billionaire, would pay to send a probe to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa?
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ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
This time, the complicated plot—perhaps, unnecessarily so—is quite literally hidden in shoeboxes.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
To start, perhaps a light combination of roasted cauliflower and anchovies or the red pepper mousse, then the hake with a creamy rosemary beurre blanc beef cheek.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Opener should have shown signs of life, perhaps via a five-club cue bid.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
This time, the complicated plot—perhaps, unnecessarily so—is quite literally hidden in shoeboxes.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
To start, perhaps a light combination of roasted cauliflower and anchovies or the red pepper mousse, then the hake with a creamy rosemary beurre blanc beef cheek.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Opener should have shown signs of life, perhaps via a five-club cue bid.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
Adverb
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And maybe that’s what stings—because somewhere along the way, many of us stopped thinking like that.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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For You Page, maybe sandwiched between a promo code for snail mucin and someone rendering beef tallow.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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The Reds have also just signed wing-back Jeremie Frimpong (possibly along with Florian Wirtz) to replace the out-going Trent Alexander-Arnold.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Down 3-1 in the series to Edmonton, the Stars were going to need any and all powers up to and including the influence from this American Pope just to maybe, possibly, force a Game 7.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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