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as in potentials
something that can develop or become actual
there's a possibility for violence in the situation
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as in events
something that might happen
winning the championship is a real possibility for us
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Recent Examples of possibilities
Many people still associate these feelings of modern belonging with the loftiest human possibilities; hence the powerful emotions that are generated when they are brought together—at the Olympic Games, for instance, or the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
And mistaking one for the other is another legacy of how the Cold War foreshortened the humanistic possibilities of the intellectual revolution of the past eighty years—a revolution that has, miraculously, allowed people to communicate with machines using human languages.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
By the '60s and ’70s, Bundt cakes had become potluck staples and holiday centerpieces, loved for their easy elegance and flavor possibilities.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
The cliffhanger loomed into the final season, rife with possibilities.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Instead of testing a small number of possibilities, the method enabled evaluation of around 30 million different trajectories, compared with only ~280,000 in earlier studies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Perspective-taking — the ability to model how others see the world, to explore possibilities that the data doesn’t obviously surface.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
That excites me because then the possibilities are endless.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 May 2026
But at the peak of possibilities for the Wings is title contention.
—Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
And mistaking one for the other is another legacy of how the Cold War foreshortened the humanistic possibilities of the intellectual revolution of the past eighty years—a revolution that has, miraculously, allowed people to communicate with machines using human languages.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
By the '60s and ’70s, Bundt cakes had become potluck staples and holiday centerpieces, loved for their easy elegance and flavor possibilities.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
The cliffhanger loomed into the final season, rife with possibilities.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Instead of testing a small number of possibilities, the method enabled evaluation of around 30 million different trajectories, compared with only ~280,000 in earlier studies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Perspective-taking — the ability to model how others see the world, to explore possibilities that the data doesn’t obviously surface.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
That excites me because then the possibilities are endless.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 May 2026
But at the peak of possibilities for the Wings is title contention.
—Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibilities
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Fortunately, by Gemini season, your world gets a little brighter — new ideas, travel plans or opportunities open doors to new potentials.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Your mind may drift toward education or travel potentials during the Virgo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Though the couple hasn't commented publicly on their relationship, and Foxx has been candid about keeping his relationships out of the spotlight in the past, Huckstepp has supported Foxx at a number of events.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Inspired by true events, LifeHack follows Kyle and his crew of digital Robin Hoods who hack scammers and steal from people the internet loves to hate, working from the comfort of their bedrooms.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
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At least three people have died from the rare virus’s recent outbreak, marking a total of 11 cases as of May 13, according to the World Health Organization.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The laws, which her party backed in recent years, eliminated preliminary detention in certain cases and raised the threshold for seizing criminal assets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Cosell spends his off-seasons poring over prospects’ game tapes to assess their viability as pros.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The lease will be subject to various contingencies that allow local governments to fund portions of the project.—
Lucy Marques,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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According to him, skilled buyer agents actively communicate with listing agents to uncover what matters most to sellers outside of standard contingencies.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Possibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibilities. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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