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Recent Examples of plausibility
Nevertheless, people frequently confuse plausibility for probability, assigning greater likelihood to specific stories that have the ring of truth.
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J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
As a result, the seductiveness of a particular narrative will not tempt decision-makers into mistaking plausibility for probability.
—J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Yet the balance Dead to Me struck was fragile; if the plot could get cartoonish, then the connection between the two leads, Cardellini and Christina Applegate, and the plausibility of their characters’ bond helped suspend disbelief.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
But the plausibility of this subplot is cursed by a clunkiness that recalls the more unbelievable moments of F. Gary Gray’s Heist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
As a result, the seductiveness of a particular narrative will not tempt decision-makers into mistaking plausibility for probability.
—J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Yet the balance Dead to Me struck was fragile; if the plot could get cartoonish, then the connection between the two leads, Cardellini and Christina Applegate, and the plausibility of their characters’ bond helped suspend disbelief.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
But the plausibility of this subplot is cursed by a clunkiness that recalls the more unbelievable moments of F. Gary Gray’s Heist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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Cotter spent significant time Tuesday attacking the credibility of Fidel Marquez, a former ComEd executive who cut a deal with prosecutors in order to avoid serious prison time.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some opposition politicians questioned the credibility of the plan.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Venus will make its ravishing debut in Aries the following day, spicing things up in your social life while increasing the likelihood of encountering passion and romance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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For example, many people who experience insomnia also have a high level of stress, increasing the likelihood of hair loss.—
Michael MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Temperatures have about a 30% chance of falling below freezing overnight Friday along Interstate 70, with probabilities increasing towards 80% near the Iowa border, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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While the identification has triggered international planetary defense measures, experts say that further observations of the asteroid might drop the impact probability down to zero.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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