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
Beyond the Scattered Disk is the Oort Cloud, which is an immense volume of space that possibly stretches up to a light-year from the sun and is the source of long-period comets.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025
Markets have been grappling to determine if tariff policy has been inflationary or even possibly deflationary (demand dampened).
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Yannetti, an award-winning advocate since law school, has seen it all and fights for a position from which the defense can possibly salvage things.
—Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025
Markets have been grappling to determine if tariff policy has been inflationary or even possibly deflationary (demand dampened).
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Yannetti, an award-winning advocate since law school, has seen it all and fights for a position from which the defense can possibly salvage things.
—Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibly
Adverb
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When a young family member takes over the business, ethics go out the window as corpses are defiled, organs are sold, gold teeth are pulled, and people are maybe even murdered.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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For the 600-capacity Belly Up in Solana Beach, the answer is definitely maybe.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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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
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This time, the complicated plot—perhaps, unnecessarily so—is quite literally hidden in shoeboxes.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Valdez authored one of his finest starts as an Astro in what is probably his final season with the team.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
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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“Possibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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