potentialities

noun

plural of potentiality
as in possibilities
something that can develop or become actual would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality

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Recent Examples of potentialities Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater. — NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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  1. possibilities
  2. potentials
Noun
  • Lenae’s vocals have always been fluid; widening her repertoire just unlocks more melodic possibilities.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By letting labs explore far more possibilities, AI raises the odds of finding the next breakthrough.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • However, enthusiastically advocating for the empowering benefits of hypertext and hypermedia or skeptically warning against their manipulative potentials might not be the only available choice.
    — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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“Potentialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentialities. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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