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Recent Examples of believability
This one’s a little treasure that speaks with compassion and believability about the changing nature of relationships.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
With the help of a couple of managers (Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi) and Mike’s old guitarist friend (Michael Imperioli), Lightning & Thunder becomes a local hit that keeps getting bigger (almost too quickly for believability).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The Georges Bizet score accentuated the dramatic physicality, which included a female floor brawl, a knife attack, a poignant death scene, and a passionate kiss on the lips – all performed with breathtaking believability.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Some, though, may think that stretches the boundaries of believability given Harry's enviable life in sunny California.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
His character in The Narrow Road to the Deep North could not be further from that, and his believability as an agonized Japanese major struggling with his orders is a sign of Kasamatsu’s broadening range.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Online translation services and AI deepfakes are increasing the sophistication and believability of scams.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, that adds to the believability as the animals appear even more real and emotions come across even stronger.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Thus a lot of the narrative believability of the main characters’ dilemmas doesn’t always land.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
With the help of a couple of managers (Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi) and Mike’s old guitarist friend (Michael Imperioli), Lightning & Thunder becomes a local hit that keeps getting bigger (almost too quickly for believability).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The Georges Bizet score accentuated the dramatic physicality, which included a female floor brawl, a knife attack, a poignant death scene, and a passionate kiss on the lips – all performed with breathtaking believability.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Some, though, may think that stretches the boundaries of believability given Harry's enviable life in sunny California.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
His character in The Narrow Road to the Deep North could not be further from that, and his believability as an agonized Japanese major struggling with his orders is a sign of Kasamatsu’s broadening range.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Online translation services and AI deepfakes are increasing the sophistication and believability of scams.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, that adds to the believability as the animals appear even more real and emotions come across even stronger.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Thus a lot of the narrative believability of the main characters’ dilemmas doesn’t always land.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
Noun
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That combination of technical credibility and dealmaking reach has also made Brockman an increasingly influential political player.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Whether the courts view that rift as administrative failure or unlawful negligence may determine the financial futures of a generation of borrowers—and the credibility of the agency that lent to them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There were innumerable explanations of varying degrees of plausibility, but that made the image interesting to him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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What makes cinematic depictions of disaster so compelling — when they’re done right, that is — is the uneasy dance between plausibility and fantasy.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the co-stars didn’t address the bullying report on the red carpet, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer and director Shawn Levy were each asked about its veracity.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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But she was fired some five months later, after raising questions in a meeting with auditors about the veracity of the toll-collection data.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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