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Recent Examples of believably
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.
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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
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
Adverb
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No one can credibly claim that X under Musk is trying to be neutral, or build a better political arena, as Bluesky, whatever its flaws, has earnestly tried to do.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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For each one, explain why this is uniquely mine and write a short statement in my exact tone that no one else could credibly claim.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Videos on social media show Kirk speaking to a large crowd as a gunshot is heard in the distance and Kirk is visibly impacted.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That probably caught Giants fans off guard, but inside the Colts’ building?—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those guys are minutes from each other, probably seeing each other on a weekly, daily basis.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While outwardly similar to the baseline J-20, subtle modifications hint at significant improvements.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite that, de Moraes has remained outwardly unfazed.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Similar American drone sales to the UAE and Qatar will likely proceed once Washington reinterprets its obligations under that 1987 treaty, and will probably exceed the number China has sold to the region to date.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The study also claims that the ASW system could reduce a submarine’s chance of escape to just 5 percent, meaning only one in 20 would likely evade detection and attack.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So this book is born from my deep listening at the moment when everything was changing, internally and externally.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Transparency works both ways—externally and internally.—
Rachel Lyubovitzky,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Believably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believably. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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