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
During a February court hearing in New York, federal prosecutors promised the initial indictment would expand with more charges and victims, saying dozens of credible women had come forward with complaints since the brothers’ arrests in December.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
In Tennessee’s recent legislative session, civil and disability rights advocates unsuccessfully pushed to change the law to specify that police could arrest only students who make credible threats.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 10 June 2025
Protections for stalking victims and their pets: A bill that expands the definition of stalking to include a credible threat to a person’s pet, service or emotional support animal, or horse, got unanimous support in the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Because the film leans so heavily into its breakneck antics, the folks here mostly come off more as a collection of stereotypes than as realistic people tackling a credible crisis.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
In Tennessee’s recent legislative session, civil and disability rights advocates unsuccessfully pushed to change the law to specify that police could arrest only students who make credible threats.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 10 June 2025
Protections for stalking victims and their pets: A bill that expands the definition of stalking to include a credible threat to a person’s pet, service or emotional support animal, or horse, got unanimous support in the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Because the film leans so heavily into its breakneck antics, the folks here mostly come off more as a collection of stereotypes than as realistic people tackling a credible crisis.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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Most of these magnetic fields have a plausible origin story.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Using a plausible cover story, the red team passed front-desk security, loitered in stairwells, and accessed upper levels with lower foot traffic.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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