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hypothetically

[hahy-puh-thet-i-klee]

adverb

  1. according to what is assumed as a premise in an argument.

    Hypothetically, without friction or other resistance a toy car on a track could cruise along indefinitely, provided it never went higher than its starting point.

  2. in a way that is theoretically possible but not proven; conjecturally; speculatively.

    Hypothetically, these nanobots would be able to traverse any type of terrain and would therefore be ideal for exploration missions on other planets.

    While hypothetically this could be the case, you appear to have no evidence to support it.

  3. according to what is assumed or imagined; supposedly.

    I do legal transcription and hypothetically clean the house while my children are at school.



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The overconfident committee hypothetically placed skiing sports in areas with no anticipated snowfall.

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Now it’s just about taking those small steps in all those areas to, I guess, hypothetically push you over the hump.”

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Speaking hypothetically, Upadhyay said, if engineers had another shot at designing and building the aqueduct now using modern technology, it’s hard to say if they would end up choosing the same route through Mt.

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If you’ve hypothetically wondered, “What is time anymore,” it may be both alarming and a relief to know you’re not the only temporally disoriented person out here.

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“Those are public records, and I think the public ordinarily should have a right to see them unless there’s some specific exemption that would apply to the Public Records Act, like attorney-client privilege, hypothetically.”

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