as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
it's at least a credible explanation
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Recent Examples of credible
Well, if there's nothing to hide, then release them and basically show the American public why those accusations were not found credible.
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Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, shocked the world in September 2023 by announcing in Parliament that there were credible allegations about India’s link to the killing of Canadian Hareep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Landon reported receiving credible death threats amid the online anger surrounding Barrera’s firing, which prompted his choice to publicly announce his own departure.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
What are needed are credible security guarantees, robust offensive and defensive capabilities and a unified, long-term commitment by the West to ensure deterrence isn’t an elusive goal, but a lasting reality.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, shocked the world in September 2023 by announcing in Parliament that there were credible allegations about India’s link to the killing of Canadian Hareep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Landon reported receiving credible death threats amid the online anger surrounding Barrera’s firing, which prompted his choice to publicly announce his own departure.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
What are needed are credible security guarantees, robust offensive and defensive capabilities and a unified, long-term commitment by the West to ensure deterrence isn’t an elusive goal, but a lasting reality.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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That’s perfectly plausible—Earth has different types of electrical discharges as well, with the lightning of thunderstorms being very different from the glow of Saint Elmo’s fire, Aplin notes.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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The piece in Vox points out some issues with Citrini’s predictions—all the money pumped into AI has to pay at least a few salaries, maybe this time the government will regulate something—but the story is plausible enough to have really spooked a noticeable chunk of the tech industry.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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