Possibility and Reference

Possibility

Possibility noun - Something that can develop or become actual.

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Reference and possibility are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Possibility".

Nearby Words: possible, possibly

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Possibility and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Possibility" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good possibility	good reference
full	full possibility	full reference
single	single possibility	single reference
likely	likely possibility	likely reference
Other adjectives: obvious, small, actual, entire, real, constant, big, huge, little, slight, subtle, easy, vague, implied, further, random, last.

Similarly to Xiba (from Soul Calibur, mentioned above) he battle quotes often reference food (up to and including the possibility of eating her opponent).

Source: Obsessed with Food
Wyndham seems to have utterly dismissed the possibility that women could form romantic relationships with each other, despite making a reference to Sappho at one point.

Source: Situational Sexuality
Mythology Gag: Fluttershy briefly discusses with Celestia the possibility of some day reforming Discord, in reference to her role in doing so in canon (which never happened in the Nuptialverse).

Source: Fan Fic / The Nuptialverse

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