hypothetical
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These hypothetical black holes would be extraordinarily small and short-lived.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
But this impressive hypothetical return does illustrate the potential of this tax-loss selling strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The claims are "always vague", the person said, adding that when they sound specific, they tend toward major jumps in reasoning or hypothetical circumstances.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
All of this rests on assumptions that the current technology, built on so-called large-language models, will develop into artificial general intelligence, a hypothetical computer system that surpasses human intelligence in all domains.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
While he waited for it to boot up, he ran hypothetical scenarios in his head—ones where he stood up to his father.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Yet that was a restrained debate, locked into hypotheticals about how Iran might react if the country’s security was further threatened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It’s wise to be skeptical of hypotheticals stacked on hypotheticals.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
And after a seventh-straight loss and a second straight season left spiraling, hypotheticals could only carry USC and its coach so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Healey said he would not speculate on "hypotheticals" when pressed on whether he could rule out UK involvement in further strikes.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
The irrealis mood is found in many languages, where it expresses situations that are not known to have happened, including hypotheticals, imperatives, and questions.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing hypothetical
Argumentative Writing
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Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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