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Recent Examples of credibly
Now the same coalition of black women who could credibly claim the first fulfillment of a black agenda in recent memory pressed their advantage.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Today, even an advisor with a great Rolodex can credibly match a handful of qualified buyers to a listing.
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Dylan Gans,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Erin Dubreuil leads the cast as Cady, credibly playing a naive teen, but with the vocal and dance chops of an experienced pro.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Flores accuses Goodell of wrongful acts and maintains the commissioner can’t credibly serve as the arbitrator with such a conflict of interest.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
And given that no other team has been credibly linked to Rodgers, the transaction piqued a lot of people’s curiosity.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
In an era of competing narratives that no one can credibly adjudicate, the winning bet may be to sit at the center of all of them.
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Justin Worland,
Time,
8 May 2026
The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a fleet of small attack boats, which are harder to detect than traditional naval assets.
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Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
This one pulls the theater credibly into the harder rock realm — the pre-punk, pre-grunge one.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Today, even an advisor with a great Rolodex can credibly match a handful of qualified buyers to a listing.
—
Dylan Gans,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Erin Dubreuil leads the cast as Cady, credibly playing a naive teen, but with the vocal and dance chops of an experienced pro.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Flores accuses Goodell of wrongful acts and maintains the commissioner can’t credibly serve as the arbitrator with such a conflict of interest.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
And given that no other team has been credibly linked to Rodgers, the transaction piqued a lot of people’s curiosity.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
In an era of competing narratives that no one can credibly adjudicate, the winning bet may be to sit at the center of all of them.
—
Justin Worland,
Time,
8 May 2026
The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a fleet of small attack boats, which are harder to detect than traditional naval assets.
—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
This one pulls the theater credibly into the harder rock realm — the pre-punk, pre-grunge one.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibly
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Now come Rayo Vallecano of Spain in the German city of Leipzig tonight (Wednesday) and, barely believably, the possibility of a third piece of significant silverware for Palace in 13 months.
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The defense attorney's opening remarks were disrupted as Pino continued to visibly react, and the jurors left the courtroom, with opening statements resuming the following day.
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Other videos show visibly terrified students streaming out of the school campus, some holding and embracing each other.
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The stadium appeared to be about half-filled with Ecuadorian fans, probably because of the large contingent of Ecuador natives who live in the area.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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Buss was hit in his arm and his ballistic vest likely saved his life.
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Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death.
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In effect, markets will attempt to reconstruct externally the visibility that formal reporting once provided more systematically.
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Additionally, poor gut health may impair nutrient absorption and increase systemic inflammation, which Sahaya notes can manifest externally on the skin.
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His dad, Rick Brunson, a former player who now works as a Knicks assistant coach, seemed markedly more excited, at least outwardly, to be there.
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Other candidates, Othman said, were not as outwardly against Israel’s war with Hamas.
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The Nets are also basically devoid of his player archetype, save for the soon-to-arrive and possibly-not-there-for-long Julius Randle.
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The brick and mortar will serve as the permanent extension of Dank’s Deli, and will offer breakfast, lunch and possibly dinner.
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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Even GOATs get butterflies, apparently.
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“Credibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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