: credibility
specifically
: the ability to gain acceptance as a member of a particular group or class
used … his new street cred to develop contacts —
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Lastly, right when people were truly ready to turn on him, Justin Thomas gained more street cred than ever in my book.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Soraya Castellanos, head of partnerships & programs EMEA at TikTok, Pilar Sánchez Macías, head of top creators and agencies at Google’s YouTube, and Paula Palomino, global director Spanish partnerships, Spain and Spanish-speaking Americas at Amazon’s Twitch, brought digital cred to the event.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Whole Lotta Red gets a lot of cred for unleashing a legion of rage demons, but Die Lit remains his magnum opus—who knew a 21-year-old SoundCloud rapper would make the 21st century’s answer to Loveless, a bliss-oozing masterpiece.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Pair it with headphones or the above chair for peak street cred.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Soraya Castellanos, head of partnerships & programs EMEA at TikTok, Pilar Sánchez Macías, head of top creators and agencies at Google’s YouTube, and Paula Palomino, global director Spanish partnerships, Spain and Spanish-speaking Americas at Amazon’s Twitch, brought digital cred to the event.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Whole Lotta Red gets a lot of cred for unleashing a legion of rage demons, but Die Lit remains his magnum opus—who knew a 21-year-old SoundCloud rapper would make the 21st century’s answer to Loveless, a bliss-oozing masterpiece.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Pair it with headphones or the above chair for peak street cred.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cred
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“Cred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cred. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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