hypothetical
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A hypothetical $8 million luxury condo could face an additional annual bill of tens of thousands of dollars on top of existing taxes averaging $10,000 to $15,000.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
A hypothetical $10,000 investment in the 15 years through March would have grown into $95,080—more than twice as much as the S&P 500 Value Index and 46% more than the S&P 500 overall.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Consider a hypothetical woman in her late 40s who is just looking to lose 10 pounds before summer so that she can finally wear that bikini she bought a decade ago.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
It was starting to sound like it wasn’t a hypothetical conversation.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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