Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for potential. Search instead for botenauftrag.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Which scientist of the 19th century experimented with potential energy?

potential

[puh-ten-shuhl] / pəˈtɛn ʃəl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Cruise said he uses Anthropic’s Claude often to set budgets, plan vacations and research potential investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Beyond its potential to improve the prevention of sudden cardiac death, the discovery highlights how artificial intelligence could help scientists investigate medical mysteries that have resisted conventional approaches.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Aviv, the security consultant, typically charges $4,000 on top of his standard rate to conduct research into a potential romantic partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

It said potential applications in South Africa included healthcare, education, criminal justice, public administration and public procurement.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

Fred would have already generated a short list of potential candidates.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Rather than concentrating primarily on how alloys resist corrosion under ordinary conditions, Huang's group has focused on developing materials that remain stable at much higher electrical potentials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The team also used pattern visual evoked potentials – a painless test that measured how well signals travelled from the retina to the visual cortex.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

To make the system more powerful, the researchers combined the framework with machine learning potentials that capture how atoms interact and move.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

Other analysts are also optimistic about the company’s growth potentials.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

A few of us agreed to help the coach run a clinic during the upcoming summer for the new varsity potentials to prep for the fall season.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


Vocabulary lists containing potential

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training