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
Another approach would be someone with experience in tanking, if not exactly rushing out to locate Sam Hinkie, just someone with definitive thoughts, and perhaps previous success, with the approach.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
All that work is well and good, but perhaps the highlight for us Earthlings of this day of the mission will be a 20-minute block dedicated to photographing celestial bodies out the windows of the Orion spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
To perhaps be in opposition to the Israeli government actions, but also to say the Jews should have rights like any other people.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
That is, perhaps, about to change.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
All that work is well and good, but perhaps the highlight for us Earthlings of this day of the mission will be a 20-minute block dedicated to photographing celestial bodies out the windows of the Orion spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
To perhaps be in opposition to the Israeli government actions, but also to say the Jews should have rights like any other people.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
That is, perhaps, about to change.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
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Eric Nadel is in a group that includes Mel Allen, Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, Jerry Coleman, Denny Matthews, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Jon Miller, Jack Brickhouse, Marty Brennaman, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, and maybe the most revered of them all, Vin Scully.—
Mac Engel
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Obviously in talking about your feelings, for women too but maybe especially for men, there’s a stigma and a little bit of a scary thing.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez didn’t meet clients, their families or their doctors in person and couldn’t possibly know better than caseworkers what was best for them, Senrra testified.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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If that goes well, NASA plans to launch one and possibly two moon landing missions in 2028.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Adams, who did not answer my e-mails—an alpha move, no doubt—would probably have been proud.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pregnancy storyline this season is probably the most mature one the show’s had so far.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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