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as in potential
something that can develop or become actual
there's a possibility for violence in the situation
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as in event
something that might happen
winning the championship is a real possibility for us
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And that possibility became a reality when the Veto was amazingly used 11 weeks in the row, sometimes even by the HOH themselves.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Today's CTOs are looking for small ways, often involving little budget, to demonstrate technology’s possibilities.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Matriarch the book is going to expand and open new possibilities for the very meaning of the term ‘matriarch’ for readers everywhere.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
As polls and prediction markets swing in favor of the Republican nominee, executives and business leaders belonging to the invite-only Business Council are quietly preparing for the possibility of a second Trump presidency, the Washington Post reported.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Today's CTOs are looking for small ways, often involving little budget, to demonstrate technology’s possibilities.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Matriarch the book is going to expand and open new possibilities for the very meaning of the term ‘matriarch’ for readers everywhere.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
As polls and prediction markets swing in favor of the Republican nominee, executives and business leaders belonging to the invite-only Business Council are quietly preparing for the possibility of a second Trump presidency, the Washington Post reported.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibility
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Encourage collaboration between departments to maximize AI’s potential.Steve Taplin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lively, fun and full of some genuinely endearing magical moments, the new Disney series has the potential of standing just as prominently as its predecessor.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Expat meetups, workshops and local events can be a great way to connect with people who understand the challenges and rewards of moving abroad.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore and Felicity Jones attended the event, among others.Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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Point is: Many rich Americans who might have once had an icky feeling about the prospect of surging inflation in the past suddenly don’t seem too worried about it.Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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The boy, described by his attorneys as an athletic teenager, had enrolled at the high school this school year and was excited about the prospect of playing on an esteemed high school football team.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Most cases have been reported in California (21), Washington (11) and Colorado (10).Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That said, there's a compelling case to stick with it.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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If Vietnam damaged the credibility of experts, experts were no more inclined to value the democratic potentialities of the public.Daniel Bessner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2017
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Today’s reality-TV and SJW movies pervert the potentialities of spiritual and social realism.Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
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Winfield proposed removing the $70 million from the plan’s funds for Tucson’s Bus Rapid Transit project and using that funding for contingency and wildlife linkages.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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While the Morro Bay contingency is believed to be among the originals, witch paddles have grown as a Halloweentime tradition over recent years.Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibility. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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