Thesaurus results for CONCEIVABLY

conceivably

adverb

kən-ˈsē-və-blē

Definition of conceivably

as in possibly

it is possible we could conceivably finish the project next week

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Recent Examples of conceivably By removing the two seats and taking capacity down to 150 seats, United could conceivably eliminate one flight attendant per flight and save money on staffing, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Marcelo Mayer, who opened the season as the Red Sox’s starting second baseman, conceivably could be one of them. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Experts said that while an AI system could conceivably offer some advantages over humans, its accuracy would ultimately depend on the quality and quantity of signatures available for comparison. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 July 2026 The team could conceivably sign him to another deal, but the risk of contract forfeiture alone is a reason to delay consummating the trade. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conceivably

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This would be consistent with much higher prices, possibly in the region of $120-140 per barrel based on historical form.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
An Asian man in his 20s or 30s was reported possibly intoxicated and taking photos and videos outside the building.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of possibly

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The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Despite the big upturns for the closers, most Broadway productions saw at least some dips last week, perhaps due to the competition with the three departing shows, or maybe just some summer wilting.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of maybe

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Of these, most of the mistakes were in incurring the liability in the first place, with probably at least a third of them being from personal guarantees being called.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Even had Guardiola stayed on, City would probably be playing a more direct brand of football next season, with players more suited to beating a man and covering ground than playing a thousand million passes.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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