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Recent Examples of plausibility
Haunting and influential, Black Christmas is all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But ChatGPT and its ilk are also being used to give fraudulent or shoddy work a new veneer of plausibility, according to Mandy Hill, the managing director of academic publishing at Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
The findings also demonstrated the high sensitivity of modern testing methods and the plausibility of accidental exposure.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That stretches the bounds of plausibility.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But ChatGPT and its ilk are also being used to give fraudulent or shoddy work a new veneer of plausibility, according to Mandy Hill, the managing director of academic publishing at Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
The findings also demonstrated the high sensitivity of modern testing methods and the plausibility of accidental exposure.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That stretches the bounds of plausibility.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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Still, a trust charter would give it the legal authority, access to banking infrastructure and regulatory credibility to move, hold, and settle money more efficiently — and perhaps set it up to compete more with PayPal or Square.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bondi’s fumbling of the Epstein files investigation sparked outrage from conservatives and Congress, undermining her credibility.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Last week, futures traders briefly pushed the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52%.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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