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Recent Examples of plausibility
Decades later, the film has grown exponentially in influence, admiration and, yes, plausibility, as the Jeffrey Epstein saga has shown that such a scenario is no stranger than Kubrick’s unsettling fiction.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
These setups might prompt you to doubt their plausibility.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
There were innumerable explanations of varying degrees of plausibility, but that made the image interesting to him.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Its detection suggests such objects may be far more common than previously thought, increasing the plausibility that young stars frequently acquire these alien building blocks.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
These setups might prompt you to doubt their plausibility.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
There were innumerable explanations of varying degrees of plausibility, but that made the image interesting to him.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Its detection suggests such objects may be far more common than previously thought, increasing the plausibility that young stars frequently acquire these alien building blocks.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
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And if department stores disappear, what happens to the designers and the brands that rely on them for distribution, credibility, and scale?—
Maura Brannigan,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Stavatti’s appearance as a potential third option, therefore, stands out in a field where credibility and production history matter deeply.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Eldridge, in all likelihood, won’t be anything more than an emergency outfielder in the same way that teams have an emergency catcher.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a 55% greater chance of obesity and a 40% higher probability of developing type 2 diabetes.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The highest probability for fog looks to be along the Balcones Escarpment, with patchy fog also possible across the Coastal Plains and along the Interstate 35 corridor.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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