as in possibilities
something that can develop or become actual
a time when cloning was merely a potential and the stuff of science fiction
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Recent Examples of potentials
However, enthusiastically advocating for the empowering benefits of hypertext and hypermedia or skeptically warning against their manipulative potentials might not be the only available choice.
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Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Fortunately, by Gemini season, your world gets a little brighter — new ideas, travel plans or opportunities open doors to new potentials.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Your mind may drift toward education or travel potentials during the Virgo moon.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
The simulations relied on AI models known as foundation potentials, which can perform atom-level calculations faster and at lower cost than traditional computational methods.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.
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Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Kudo agrees, adding matte and cat-eye finishes as chic potentials for reds and pinks, respectively.
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Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
Michael Levin, a researcher at Tufts University, has blocked cell channels to manipulate the membrane potentials of developing worm embryos, causing genetically identical worms to develop different body plans.
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Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
The tiles thus became an instrument, a resonating body; the installation paid respect to the generative potentials embedded in natural materials, including the clay soil from which the tiles were made.
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Hung Duong,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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
Your mind may drift toward education or travel potentials during the Virgo moon.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
The simulations relied on AI models known as foundation potentials, which can perform atom-level calculations faster and at lower cost than traditional computational methods.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.
—
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Kudo agrees, adding matte and cat-eye finishes as chic potentials for reds and pinks, respectively.
—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
Michael Levin, a researcher at Tufts University, has blocked cell channels to manipulate the membrane potentials of developing worm embryos, causing genetically identical worms to develop different body plans.
—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
The tiles thus became an instrument, a resonating body; the installation paid respect to the generative potentials embedded in natural materials, including the clay soil from which the tiles were made.
—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potentials
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Overcome Didier Deschamps’ side on July 9 – a tall order at the moment given how good Les Bleus look – and heads will be spinning at the possibilities that could await.
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Canada getting out of the group stage, complete with one of the World Cup’s great barnstorming performances against Qatar, led an entire nation still curious about the sport to buy into this team’s possibilities.
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And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater.
Noun
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Of the 20, UM has 11 who are four-star prospects and four who are five-star players.
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Managers typically make an effort to get most if not all of the prospects one each roster in the game, often limiting pitchers to one inning or less of work with hitters often getting pinch hit for at some point.
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“Potentials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentials. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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