: credibility
specifically
: the ability to gain acceptance as a member of a particular group or class
Switzerland's largest city has upped its culinary cred and is emerging as one of Europe's hottest food destinations. —
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Meta spent years building its street cred among frontier AI researchers with projects like PyTorch and Llama, the first open-source AI platform to gain mainstream success.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2025
Most country-savvy commentators who’ve looked at the slate of nominees for the CMAs have remarked on the cred factor uniting the top nomineet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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
But Beckham’s enthusiasm didn’t earn her industry cred.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2025
Most country-savvy commentators who’ve looked at the slate of nominees for the CMAs have remarked on the cred factor uniting the top nomineet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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
But Beckham’s enthusiasm didn’t earn her industry cred.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Cred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cred. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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