as in perhaps
it is possible
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Recent Examples of maybe
And maybe that little slip of paper was never just about rolling papers after all.
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Full of announcements, updates and maybe a quote from leadership.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
From the episode: Mitzi Rapkin: There are very developed dual time periods, maybe even triple periods in your story collection.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Full of announcements, updates and maybe a quote from leadership.
—Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
From the episode: Mitzi Rapkin: There are very developed dual time periods, maybe even triple periods in your story collection.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maybe
Adverb
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Referee Anthony Taylor, perhaps shocked by the severity of the injury, didn’t opt to review the incident and instead sent both teams to the dressing room.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But perhaps the most interesting facet of the museum is the volunteers who stand by to answer questions.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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And one that won’t release air could send you zooming to the surface and possibly to the hospital to be treated for decompression sickness.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2025
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Another possible factor was a series of hurricanes that hit Cuba (its only wintering area) in the 1930s, possibly killing a significant portion of the entire population.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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Every mistake is probably magnified with a ball — and guys on base — getting barreled somewhere.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Early autos were probably targeted by horse and carriage people.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maybe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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