as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
it's at least a credible explanation
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Recent Examples of credible
There are credible veterans on this squad who know how to pitch.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
What’s more, sources familiar with the review told CNN the files appeared to include several unsubstantiated claims about Trump and others that the Justice Department found not to be credible.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Roman acknowledged that critics of CVI say it's not guaranteed that credible messengers are fully out of the street life.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
What’s more, sources familiar with the review told CNN the files appeared to include several unsubstantiated claims about Trump and others that the Justice Department found not to be credible.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Roman acknowledged that critics of CVI say it's not guaranteed that credible messengers are fully out of the street life.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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Given the uncertainty drifting toward that moment, Talarico is just as plausible as anyone—blessed by a podcaster who helped Trump win the White House and the manosphere last year.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 July 2025
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These exotic radio signals were first captured between 2016 and 2018 by NASA’s Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) instrument, and since then, researchers have been hypothesizing plausible explanations.—
Jay Kakade
July 20,
New Atlas,
20 July 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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