believably

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Recent Examples of believably The rest of the cast is also fine including Ings who believably demonstrates why Tessa could fall for Julian. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Burnley, barely believably, conceded 16 goals in the 46 games. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Her only real disadvantage in playing a fugitive—or an undercover agent—is a presence so unusual, it can’t be believably disguised. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026 With the wedding canceled, Enola attempts to juggle her investigations with easing Tewkesbury’s believably bruised heart, but alas, things just don’t slow down. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Still, these are relatively minor crimes, evidence only that Andy is complex and believably flawed. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 For the project, Theron, famous for performing the vast majority of her stunts in action films like Atomic Blonde and The Old Guard, trained with rock climber Beth Rodden to believably portray Sasha, an avid adventurer. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believably
Adverb
  • Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes had never been credibly accused of any of this.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Combine a win over James Madison with Boise State’s victory over Memphis and a Broncos victory (in two weeks) over Western Michigan, and the conference could credibly claim to be the best in the Group of Six.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Over the next 12 to 18 months, the wearable BP market will visibly break into three lanes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing feels more ‘90s to the casual beauty historian than a brown-leaning lipstick with visibly darker liner.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • One fight that probably won’t have as much intrigue, but still should be fun, is between Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Why pet owners are building dog grooming routines The biggest driver behind the boom in luxury pet accessories probably is not beauty at all.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Nick is more extroverted, more kind of outwardly in your face, whereas Sam’s a little introverted.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Nolo would likely strengthen before closing in on the Big Island on Friday or Saturday.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • When men receive testosterone externally, the body typically reduces — or even stops — its natural sperm production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Survey insights can also help organizations shape their employer brand and tell more authentic stories externally.
    — Abigail Moncoeur, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Believably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believably. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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