plausibility
noun
plau·si·bil·i·ty
ˌplȯ-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural plausibilities
1
: the quality or state of being plausible
2
: something plausible
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This is the plausibility threshold Loftus was pointing out.
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The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
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Some plot points strain plausibility.
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Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Some plot points strain plausibility.
—Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plausibility. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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