hypothetical
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The hypothetical car would also be smaller than Tesla’s other SUVs, at about 14 feet long.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
This would include known particles like electrons, quarks and Higgs bosons, as well as hypothetical ones such as dark matter particles, and possibly entirely new forms of matter.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
In recent years, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the journalist Annie Jacobsen’s bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario, and the video game–turned–TV show Fallout have tackled hypothetical armageddon.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Those fears are hypothetical, but he worries that financial pressures could override safety.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
It’s what she considers an ideal Friday, a hypothetical Friday in which everything she wants to happen happens.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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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