believability

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Recent Examples of believability Thus a lot of the narrative believability of the main characters’ dilemmas doesn’t always land. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 Contemporary generative AI is so seemingly fluent that you are drawn into a mental trap of believability. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
Noun
  • The most severe drop was in press freedom when compared with five years ago, but the indicator for the credibility of elections was at its lowest in 30 years.
    Matthew Tostevin John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In a single attack, US credibility across the Middle East was put on the line.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sandra Buchta’s script manages to stay on the right side of plausibility even as the situation escalates.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Diplomat, wherein Keri Russell portrays the U.S. ambassador to the U.K. — again, dealing with crises that stretch the bounds of plausibility — has become a go-to hit that is approaching its third season.
    Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Fox News Digital reported that multiple sources confirmed the veracity of the bulletin, but stressed that the information was preliminary.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, court records show, the material support allegation was listed as a secondary concern after more common asylum questions about the veracity of official documents and his claims of persecution in Egypt.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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