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potentially

[ puh-ten-shuh-lee ]

adverb

  1. possibly but not yet actually:

    potentially useful information.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of potentially1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; potential + -ly
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The polls have looked at Trump's gross abuse of power in some ways, such as the administration potentially ignoring court orders and congressional prerogatives, and majorities really don't like it.

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For years, the U.S. also denied responsibility for Agent Orange cleanup, despite the recognition of dioxin-associated illnesses among U.S. veterans and testing that revealed continuing dioxin exposure among potentially tens of thousands of Vietnamese.

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“I spoke to everyone yesterday that would’ve potentially played in the second half. They all understood it,” he said.

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At several locations, the border guards were manning positions well inside Iraqi territory, directly opposite Turkish troops, unable to go right up to the border and potentially risk a clash.

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It called the nearby reservoirs and electric lines public necessities, saying that “failure of one critical infrastructure can potentially have a domino effect.”

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