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potentially

American  
[puh-ten-shuh-lee] / pəˈtɛn ʃə li /

adverb

  1. possibly but not yet actually.

    potentially useful information.


Etymology

Origin of potentially

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; potential + -ly

Example Sentences

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Orange-tip butterflies, one of the earliest species to emerge, are among those potentially affected.

From BBC

He's worried that, in the long term, people are potentially risking their lives.

From BBC

Thomas Kerr, an accountant in Cleveland, said he has told friends and professional acquaintances that they should prepare for white-collar jobs to go away, and to find a sense of meaning in potentially new occupations.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added that investors could move into dollar-denominated assets in early trading, potentially strengthening the U.S. currency and pushing Treasury yields lower.

From Barron's

Cao suggests that drugs designed to adjust these cytokines could potentially slow coordinated aging processes across multiple organs.

From Science Daily