hypothetic

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In a recent article for Foreign Policy, Stephen Walt imagined a hypothetic scenario in which the U.S. announced military action to punish Brazil for the deforestation of the Amazon.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2019

My sorry dreams of love synthetic Will never not be hypothetic, And people call me misanthropic, Whenever I bring up this topic.

From Slate • May 3, 2018

Then in one of many tonal shifts, she raises her voice, irritated at the audience’s hypothetic gratitude: “But I made you tense!”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018

Many of the most affecting facts and problems in human experience and destiny have found expression, hypothetic solution, in striking myths preserved in the popular traditions of nations.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

And this is the first appearance of the young Margraf Friedrich, Heir-Apparent of Baireuth; who comes in as a hypothetic figure, at this late stage;—and will carry off the fair prize, as is well known.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 by Carlyle, Thomas