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as in credit
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
a belief in UFO's led him to relentlessly scan the nighttime skies
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as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
it's my belief that the sky is blue because our eyes perceive the color blue easily
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Recent Examples of belief
Encounters with Skinwalkers are often described in hushed tones, and the belief in their existence persists.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The pair continued to express their belief that Volpe will seize the everyday role again once healthy, but the team will need at least a stopgap option to start next year.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
This is the essence of the palpable belief in the vampire.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
As the realities of Dunbar’s medical needs and situation became public, the Fight Night actor’s lawyers were backed into a corner over their client’s cherry picking of CUW’s beliefs.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The pair continued to express their belief that Volpe will seize the everyday role again once healthy, but the team will need at least a stopgap option to start next year.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
This is the essence of the palpable belief in the vampire.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
As the realities of Dunbar’s medical needs and situation became public, the Fight Night actor’s lawyers were backed into a corner over their client’s cherry picking of CUW’s beliefs.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belief
Noun
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Meanwhile, there are red flags of stress in auto lending for lower credit buyers, including the recent bankruptcy of subprime auto lender Tricolor — but sales and pricing of new vehicles through the third quarter remained far better than many had expected.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, some research shows the divide may not be simply between rich and poor — but rather, that the benefits from these cards go to those with high credit scores at the expense of those with low credit scores.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The opinion is also one of which the new Victoria’s Secret creative director, Adam Selman, disagrees with.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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The move divided opinion in Kenya but underscored Odinga's enduring role as a political power broker.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miller is an expert interviewer and has given cinephiles a real gift as a candid Scorsese talks about his battles with drugs and his connection to faith.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The narrator’s faith in this flimsy visual evidence is childlike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Payton lost his mind, running onto the field, drawing a penalty.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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These disorienting films linger on the mind long after the credits roll.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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In other words, as Cleveland tore through the league last season, the players responded to most of the milestones reached with a collective shrug and worn axioms about nothing mattering until the playoffs.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But is that axiom true if someone's only gone a few hours?—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some visitors had a chance to see the historic birth unfold as guests had a partial view in the side yard of the okapi habitat next to the okapi barn, officials said, per The Sacramento Bee.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Observers have noted that many of these officials were missing from public view for several months.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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While these remain allegations and suspicions at this time the facts remain that the size, timing, and one-way directionality of the position indicate higher-than-normal certainty for such a large unhedged position.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fears turned to near certainty.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit says Taylor Cadle was wrongfully prosecuted for lying before providing video evidence of the abuse, leading to Henry Cadle’s conviction.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Leaning on circumstantial evidence and testimony later determined to be made under pressure by local police, according to the Exoneration Registry, Vedam was sentenced to life in prison but continued to appeal his conviction over the next 40-plus years.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Belief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belief. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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