In theory and Maybe

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In theory adverb - With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details.

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Maybe and in theory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maybe" instead an adverb phrase "In theory".

Maybe adverb - It is possible.

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In theory and maybe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In theory" instead an adverb "Maybe".

Elevator School: Kind of... While in theory everyone is in high school level, there are characters that are around 18 and some even older, and characters of around 11 as the youngest maybe.

Source: Roleplay / Shadowside
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: In theory, the whole movie is ambiguous about whether the psychic powers are real, delusions, or deliberate misdirection.

Source: Film / The Men Who Stare at Goats

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