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verb
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He added: "It could have been anyone but Kayden slipped and fell."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I asked the White House to identify any language in the act or in its implementation that Trump could have been citing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
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- a missed opportunity
- may have
- might have
- a past possibility
Possible Antonyms
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- was impossible
- a sure thing
- it is what it is
- could not have
