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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
There is a belief that this will present a compelling offer for advertisers and help unlock new subscribers for Sky.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
Lyubova could only cling to her belief that better health awaited her at the lower camps.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The campaign used its algorithm to predict voters’ political beliefs, as well as their likelihood to cast a ballot.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Rarely, if ever, in American history has political party allegiance been so closely correlated with religious beliefs.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for belief
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
Lyubova could only cling to her belief that better health awaited her at the lower camps.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The campaign used its algorithm to predict voters’ political beliefs, as well as their likelihood to cast a ballot.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Rarely, if ever, in American history has political party allegiance been so closely correlated with religious beliefs.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for belief
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belief
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But while the recipients' cards had balances available to spend through lines of credit, the Treasury had rejected sending money to cover those purchases to grocers and other businesses that accept such cards, according to an Evers administration official.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And special credit goes to Payne, who caught two passes for 37 yards and the one TD despite playing with a brace on his right hand.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Many of those viewers have strong opinions and allegiances and are deranged.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Durant’s difference in opinion wasn’t surprising to Green, knowing that their basketball philosophies aren’t always aligned.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zohran could have chosen to stay quiet and spend the final fortnight of the campaign focused on his core messages, ignoring his critics’ attempts to lower the tone and use his faith to other him.—
Sadiq Khan,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like, rot-your-mind, hindbrain stimulation, violence/gore/goofy villains-type fun.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, the threat to personal safety while attending college can linger in the back of a student’s mind, potentially stoking fear among those who are just trying to earn their education.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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His preference would be to find simpler axioms for quantum mechanics — intuitive principles that would let theorists re-derive the theory in a new form altogether.—
Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Read More: Why Trump Didn't Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize The Russian President is a man who lives by the axiom: give an inch, take a mile.—
Luke McGee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kyle's Instagram post had more than 400,000 views last week.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The video went viral, amassing over 2 million views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Erling Haaland’s extraordinary goal output aside, the old certainties have been missing.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unlike a seventh victory of the season, a 955th catch while wearing a Chargers lightning bolt on the sides of his helmet seems almost like a certainty.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Supreme Court last month declined to take up Maxwell’s appeal of her conviction.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paris — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled Monday he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Belief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belief. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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