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
State officials said Tuesday morning that multiple polling places received non-credible bomb threats, causing some voters to be redirected to other sites to cast their ballots.
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Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
But the Cubs have positioned themselves to be involved in any of these conversations and be seen by Japanese talent as a credible option.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The abduction must pose a credible threat of imminent danger, serious bodily injury or death to the child, according to DPS.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon said there are credible reports of several other fatalities, but they won't be counted in the official death toll until the bodies are retrieved.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
But the Cubs have positioned themselves to be involved in any of these conversations and be seen by Japanese talent as a credible option.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The abduction must pose a credible threat of imminent danger, serious bodily injury or death to the child, according to DPS.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon said there are credible reports of several other fatalities, but they won't be counted in the official death toll until the bodies are retrieved.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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As research advances and deployments grow through 2026 and beyond, dynamic on-the-move EV charging is becoming an increasingly plausible part of the future transport landscape—advancing one corridor, one region, and one innovation at a time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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One very plausible explanation would have been Bieber and the Blue Jays having some sort of extension on the table or even in the early stages of discussion.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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