as in possibility
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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This is a negative freedom that does not expand one’s sense of self so much as shrink it to pure potentiality.
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, among others, did away with the fertilization language, opting instead for the idea of potentiality — that an embryo was defined by its capacity to generate a human being.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 Aug. 2023
Stimson, while emphasizing the peace-time potentiality of the new force, made clear that much research must be undertaken to effect full peacetime application of its principles.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
Dolfino explained his interest in the education industry in this way stems from the potentialities higher education often affords.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, among others, did away with the fertilization language, opting instead for the idea of potentiality — that an embryo was defined by its capacity to generate a human being.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 Aug. 2023
Stimson, while emphasizing the peace-time potentiality of the new force, made clear that much research must be undertaken to effect full peacetime application of its principles.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
Dolfino explained his interest in the education industry in this way stems from the potentialities higher education often affords.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Potentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentiality. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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