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
No credible evidence The best explanation of the weakness of that theory comes from Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor and my friend and former colleague at National Review.
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David French, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite an offense that is 30th in total yards and yards per play, the Eagles already own credible wins over the Chiefs, Rams and Buccaneers.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The performers are admirably committed, with Bons (who looks rather like adolescent Reese Witherspoon) credible as a sort of media test-tube baby — perfectly formed on the outside, her internal development hobbled from lack of healthy exposure to average people’s reality.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
There have been credible reports for over a decade that the CCP has been killing prisoners in this isolated region and removing their organs.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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David French, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite an offense that is 30th in total yards and yards per play, the Eagles already own credible wins over the Chiefs, Rams and Buccaneers.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The performers are admirably committed, with Bons (who looks rather like adolescent Reese Witherspoon) credible as a sort of media test-tube baby — perfectly formed on the outside, her internal development hobbled from lack of healthy exposure to average people’s reality.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
There have been credible reports for over a decade that the CCP has been killing prisoners in this isolated region and removing their organs.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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In the month since trading Parsons, Jones has offered a steady stream of rationalizations, some of which sound more plausible than others.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Some assumptions are more plausible than others, but the fact remains that no two people can ever perfectly understand one another, let alone two people from completely different backgrounds.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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