possibly
Americanadverb
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perhaps; maybe.
It may possibly rain today.
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in a possible manner.
She has all the money she can possibly use.
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by any possibility.
Could you possibly check this information for me?
adverb
Etymology
Origin of possibly
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t capture the fact that your reader and your viewer and your listener are shocked and possibly outraged and really struggling with what’s going on.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
They likely relate to increasing competition over land, resources, and possibly control of movement through the landscape, rather than to “invaders”.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
But experts are hopeful that at least some of California’s first sea turtles will go the distance — and possibly return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"How could they possibly make such a bad choice in where to cut?" he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“It really is a gargantuanly hideous picture. I chose it to hide the safe on the reckoning that nobody could possibly want to steal it.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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