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
For those on the continent, perhaps there was a dawning realization that the agreement wasn't too much in their favor.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 July 2025
One 2013 study found that the sound of waves relaxed people more than soothing music, so perhaps that is what’s having an effect.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The two brothers haven’t seen eye to eye in years, and though King Charles reportedly wants to reconcile with his son—perhaps an aftereffect of his cancer journey, Prince William doesn’t seem as inclined to do so.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 15 July 2025
Now that Gyllenhaal's been nominated (along with Peter Sarsgaard, Bill Camp, and Ruth Negga), perhaps Apple TV+ will try to convince them all to come back for season 2 — which has a mostly new cast.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 July 2025
One 2013 study found that the sound of waves relaxed people more than soothing music, so perhaps that is what’s having an effect.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The two brothers haven’t seen eye to eye in years, and though King Charles reportedly wants to reconcile with his son—perhaps an aftereffect of his cancer journey, Prince William doesn’t seem as inclined to do so.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 15 July 2025
Now that Gyllenhaal's been nominated (along with Peter Sarsgaard, Bill Camp, and Ruth Negga), perhaps Apple TV+ will try to convince them all to come back for season 2 — which has a mostly new cast.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
Adverb
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And maybe somebody can tell them to just simmer down.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Here’s the story of how ESPN experimented—maybe that’s what the E should have stood for—its way into the future.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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State leaders have also lambasted school administrators for possibly drawing from an unusually high infusion of federal money that districts received in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The man also had a black backpack and wore fingerless gloves, police said, and was seen driving toward a park exit in a black, four-door sedan, possibly a Mazda, with a license plate possibly covered with electrical or duct tape.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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Geist said people probably didn't hear — or even see — the tsunami from Tuesday's earthquake.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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But could the show possibly work in today’s culture, which has shifted so dramatically that today Hank would probably be dismissed in conservative circles as a RINO, and his irrational conspiracy-nut friend Dale sounds like a mainstream Republican?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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