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potentially
[ puh-ten-shuh-lee ]
adverb
- possibly but not yet actually:
potentially useful information.
Word History and Origins
Origin of potentially1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
“I spoke to everyone yesterday that would’ve potentially played in the second half. They all understood it,” he said.
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.
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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