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what-if
[hwuht-if, hwot‑, wuht‑, wot‑]
adjective
hypothetical.
a what-if scenario.
noun
a hypothetical case or situation; conjecture.
a series of what-ifs.
what-if
noun
informala hypothetical question; speculation
one of the great what-ifs of modern history
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of what-if1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
He takes a wisp of an idea, a what-if, and turns it into a viable aesthetic.
That isn’t to say Burns’ safely declarative dialogue and what-if storytelling won’t spur you to think of your own relationship and matters of fulfillment.
Original screenwriter Alex Garland, meanwhile, has become a signature filmmaker of his own, recently releasing the disturbing what-if action movie “Civil War.”
Rangers folk may feel tortured by those what-if moments as much as the missed penalty much later on.
Detention camps, punishing tariffs, discredited “America first” slogans, appeasing dictators and, in a bizarre what-if, even suggesting compromising on slavery.
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