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as in accepting
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believing
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Stylianos Syropoulos, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Like the narrator in the song who’s become bored with his attractive partner, Presley spent several years believing that his relationship with music had lost its spark.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Jisoo’s acceptance speech at Canneseries’ opening ceremony was repeatedly interrupted by fans yelling her name, hardly believing their luck to be in the same theater.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The axiom of choice demonstrates the folly of believing that mathematical axioms are self-evident or obvious.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Shariatmadari, one camp consists of Iranians who view the 1979 Islamic Revolution itself as the foundational national disaster, believing Iran’s trajectory was derailed when the Shah fell.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Are there consequences — physical, spiritual, emotional — to believing that our bodies are disgusting and should always be smaller?
—Emma Copley Eisenberg, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some former critics, believing that local news was too important to disappear, began to rethink their aversion toward publicly funding journalism in the United States.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration.
—Stylianos Syropoulos, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Like the narrator in the song who’s become bored with his attractive partner, Presley spent several years believing that his relationship with music had lost its spark.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Jisoo’s acceptance speech at Canneseries’ opening ceremony was repeatedly interrupted by fans yelling her name, hardly believing their luck to be in the same theater.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The axiom of choice demonstrates the folly of believing that mathematical axioms are self-evident or obvious.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Shariatmadari, one camp consists of Iranians who view the 1979 Islamic Revolution itself as the foundational national disaster, believing Iran’s trajectory was derailed when the Shah fell.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Are there consequences — physical, spiritual, emotional — to believing that our bodies are disgusting and should always be smaller?
—Emma Copley Eisenberg, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some former critics, believing that local news was too important to disappear, began to rethink their aversion toward publicly funding journalism in the United States.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believing
Adjective
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Associate Professor Nigel Beebe of the University of Queensland’s School of the Environment isn’t convinced.—
Ryan Brennan
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Seizing Opportunity for Operational Success Rather than accepting the state of the industry, Kamboj recognized an opportunity.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Just after accepting a third-option role behind Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, James was thrust back into the top spot when the star guards were injured April 2.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves into Capricorn and your 5th House of Creativity, your focus shifts toward making something real instead of just thinking about it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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Hoagland told me to stop thinking.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Bader felt confident in creating a collection that would cater to Show Me Your Mumu's shoppers as well as her followers.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Just being more confident in my choice of what is funny and what’s not.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Harry and Meghan stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020 due to media intrusion and racist coverage, eventually taking residence in Canada and, later, California, with their two children – Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brown said Atlanta was taking away the Knicks’ spray game, which made the answer simpler.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Leave curb-appeal gawkers guessing with a DIY trash bin enclosure with a planter top.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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That may have been in part to keep any adversaries (or lone wolves) guessing.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Unabashed, unquestioning loyalty is not.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Having stabilized his ship in orbit around the black hole, Dr Hans Reinhardt (a bizarre, OTT performance from Maximilian Schell) now plans to fly into it, assisted by an unquestioning crew of automatons with a very dark origin story.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The lack of physical evidence presents significant challenges for the field of paleontology in understanding species diversification at specific times and places on Earth.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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In practice, this looks like a provider not only asking about symptoms, but understanding context.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Believing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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