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as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely
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as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural
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Recent Examples of creditable
And yet Cape Verde, remarkably, gave them a genuine and creditable scare.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Pittsburgh and Midvale employed the first metallurgical chemists; William Sellers did the first creditable work with tool steel; the first chemical-dye factory opened.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
14 Feb. 2026
And Romesh Ranganathan makes a creditable West End debut as the doctor who lives next door.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters.
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Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Pittsburgh and Midvale employed the first metallurgical chemists; William Sellers did the first creditable work with tool steel; the first chemical-dye factory opened.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
14 Feb. 2026
And Romesh Ranganathan makes a creditable West End debut as the doctor who lives next door.
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters.
—
Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
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Players’ attorneys argue that more restrictive criteria serve to restrict Parkinson’s claims that are meritorious, a point of view disputed by NFL attorneys.
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Hegseth's military awards include two Bronze Star Medals for meritorious service, according to the Pentagon.
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Completing their sentences with what sounds plausible is not preservation.
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There are plausible performance reasons why the Norwegian football team shipped around 1,276 pounds or 580 kilograms of food from its country to its temporary headquarters at Greensboro, North Carolina, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Goei maps out a guide for The Times of how an Angeleno can make the long-but-worthy trip there (including how to snag an $80 round-trip flight).
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But those that are purchase-worthy are finding a growing crowd of younger entrepreneurs eager to buy at the right price.
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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.
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And where keeping a credible open option does demand serious compute, that is precisely the kind of public good worth paying for.
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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Testing delays have also meant that some probable Ebola victims died without being confirmed as having the disease.
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As of May 27, there have been a total of 13 cases of hantavirus -- 11 confirmed and two probable -- and three deaths, of which two have been confirmed, according to the WHO.
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There are many other admirable individuals to spotlight who champion reading for children and young people.
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But the spirit in which the challenge was launched was admirable and rooted in the fierce competitiveness that both made the SWC fun and perpetuated its demise.
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The Botanist is one of the best restaurants in Vancouver; the Lobby Lounge and RawBar, a commendable drinking den.
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There's a loyalty that Maggie has for people in her life, which is a commendable thing about a human.
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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