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Recent Examples of believably
The two best and most natural performances in the series come from Topliffe and Alyn Lind (sister to prolific, visually similar young actresses Emily and Natalie), both likable and believably uncomfortable with everything around them.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
McConaughey may have had doubts at first, but Greengrass felt the actor was the only big star who could believably play a man hustling to stay afloat and keep his family together.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Like the original Outlander, Blood of My Blood is believably frank about the possibility of assault in the benighted past.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
McConaughey may have had doubts at first, but Greengrass felt the actor was the only big star who could believably play a man hustling to stay afloat and keep his family together.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Like the original Outlander, Blood of My Blood is believably frank about the possibility of assault in the benighted past.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believably
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But teams played credibly last week — Fins competitive at Bills, Jets losing in last seconds at Tampa — but 0-3 is 0-3, with two bad defenses the main culprit.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Amazon, for example, has been credibly accused of studying its merchants’ most popular items, producing its own versions, and then making the originals harder to find.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The team went from Noelvi Marte, visibly struggling with his confidence at third base, to a Gold Glove third baseman in Ke’Bryan Hayes taking over that spot.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The twosome was visibly emotional, with Trent smiling widely and Selena appearing to tear up, footage shows.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Franklin has probably been too successful — and is presumably too expensive — to fire.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Mickelson has been outwardly supporting of Kirk in the days following his assassination in Utah, making frequent X posts commemorating the conservative influencer and celebrating his life and legacy.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Maron, who’s become an increasingly vocal critic of comedians who inadvertently, or outwardly, cater to the right, shared a particularly blunt video on TikTok that was at once a dire warning and a call to action.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those sentiments likely described how everyone inside the locker room felt after the loss.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The project would likely bring thousands of jobs across different sectors, according to WEC.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In analyzing Charlotte’s guard-heavy roster, many pundits externally don’t view the Hornets’ frontline as a strength.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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The pressure came both internally from league officials and externally from TV audiences and fans on social media, to standardize the zone and increase their accuracy.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Believably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believably. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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