as in credible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species
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Recent Examples of plausible
Season four is reportedly set to start filming this summer, and a cast list has begun circulating online, featuring a few plausible faithfuls and traitors.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Seven percent said both could be plausible factors, 4 percent said neither had a significant influence, and 9 percent had no opinion.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Though assuming cooling trade tensions is plausible enough given that the White House's apparent eagerness to convey progress (requesting a call between President Trump and China's Xi, then announcing the call), resembles strategic retreat.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Politicians reap campaign contributions and avoid blame through delegation, diffusion and plausible deniability.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Seven percent said both could be plausible factors, 4 percent said neither had a significant influence, and 9 percent had no opinion.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Though assuming cooling trade tensions is plausible enough given that the White House's apparent eagerness to convey progress (requesting a call between President Trump and China's Xi, then announcing the call), resembles strategic retreat.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Politicians reap campaign contributions and avoid blame through delegation, diffusion and plausible deniability.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausible
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Web crawlers that feed LLMs are increasingly pulling from non-traditional platforms to find fresh, credible content.—
Pawel Rzeszucinski,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Designed in the right way, even modest short-term and long-term adjustments can maintain credible deterrence against both China and Russia at reasonable cost.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The March flight failed in similar fashion, but SpaceX's investigators determined the most probable root cause was a hardware failure in one of the ship's engines, a different failure mode than two months before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2025
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For his next act, Bill Zito tries something else no one thought possible, financially practical or any-which-way probable.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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The town of Porter is committed to keeping its dispatch center with Chesterton as long as possible.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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This might signal that the two are also getting ready for a possible upcoming change.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
22 June 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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Arguments for return-to-office would need to be compelling to convince voters and lawmakers that Newsom’s about-face is the better policy for the state and its workers.—
Erik Skindrud,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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“Plausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausible. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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