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Recent Examples of plausibility
Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Haunting and influential, Black Christmas is all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Haunting and influential, Black Christmas is all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2026
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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There is a high likelihood that Putellas, a generational icon and Barcelona’s queen, will leave the club for the first time in her career.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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With the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut low right now and with other factors that drive mortgage rates higher still prevalent, a lock could be the smart way to circumvent elevated costs still ahead.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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But last summer Antoine Song, a mathematician at the California Institute of Technology, found a way to translate the question into the language of probability theory.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Forecasters predicted storms in the area have a high probability to produce tornadoes and severe wind, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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