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as in confidence
firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something
I'm afraid I don't put much credence in common gossip
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as in belief
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
a foolish theory that, incredibly, once had wide credence among educated people
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Recent Examples of credence
Such discrimination lends credence to further animosity.
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Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
His recent power surge gives more credence to the idea that another October outburst could be looming.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Leavitt also appeared to grant credence to the data, citing it as evidence of a weak economy under President Joe Biden.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s some credence to the idea.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for credence
Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
His recent power surge gives more credence to the idea that another October outburst could be looming.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Leavitt also appeared to grant credence to the data, citing it as evidence of a weak economy under President Joe Biden.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s some credence to the idea.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for credence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credence
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Set on Christmas Eve, this adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved 1985 children's book follows a young boy whose waning belief in Santa Claus is reinvigorated after hopping on a magical train to the North Pole.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But while the recipients' cards had balances available to spend through lines of credit, the Treasury had rejected sending money to cover those purchases to grocers and other businesses that accept such cards, according to an Evers administration official.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And special credit goes to Payne, who caught two passes for 37 yards and the one TD despite playing with a brace on his right hand.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zohran could have chosen to stay quiet and spend the final fortnight of the campaign focused on his core messages, ignoring his critics’ attempts to lower the tone and use his faith to other him.—
Sadiq Khan,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Credence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credence. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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