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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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Recent Examples of possibility
There’s also the possibility that the Chinese government sees Musk as an operator who could help ease tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer for Yoon, said attorneys at the residence were negotiating with the anti-corruption agency over the possibility the president could voluntarily appear for questioning.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
TikTok declined to comment on the possibilities Trump or Biden could take action to save the app.
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Yourself Because they can be made from almost any plant, their versatility and decoration possibilities are near endless
January 2, 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer for Yoon, said attorneys at the residence were negotiating with the anti-corruption agency over the possibility the president could voluntarily appear for questioning.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
TikTok declined to comment on the possibilities Trump or Biden could take action to save the app.
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Yourself Because they can be made from almost any plant, their versatility and decoration possibilities are near endless
January 2, 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibility
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Hypothetical Scenarios Of Harm The potential for future harm is significant.Aaron Mendes, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Competition Appearances Minutes Played Premier League 1 45 FA Cup 1 39 Carabao Cup 1 90 Community Shield 1 31 Collyer impressed against Arsenal but a limited sample size of games means predicting his potential comes with caveats.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The president also had an event scheduled Tuesday in California to announce new national monuments.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The funeral, part of a week of events mourning the ex-president ahead of his burial in tiny Plains, Georgia, was packed with pageantry, intrigue, pomp and ceremony, in notable juxtaposition with Carter’s homespun life.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Dividend growth stocks offer investors a combination of portfolio income and the prospect of capital appreciation, according to Wolfe Research.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Given the limited acting prospects in Kansas City compared to the abundant opportunities on the East and West Coasts, his mother began to grow concerned about his future in the industry.J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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Smith compiled two volumes of the report, one on the election interference case and the second on his improperly taking hundreds of classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving office in 2021.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Only in four of the 26 cases did the government prevail at that litigation stage.Eric Reicin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Practically, then, the translator reads with an eye to understanding the affordances offered by a text—to re-creating its potentialities, rather than merely offering a lexical equivalent.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, parsing-of-totality depends on advancing sensing techniques to harness atoms’ deeper patterns and potentiality.Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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These categories, if well managed, highlight how AI tools can extract data, identify contingencies, spotlight audit risks, complete preliminary compliance checklists, automate compilation and identify addressable gaps.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Most lawyers in these kinds of cases take them on a contingency basis.Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibility. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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