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credibly

adverb

as in believably

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Recent Examples of credibly Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes had never been credibly accused of any of this. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Combine a win over James Madison with Boise State’s victory over Memphis and a Broncos victory (in two weeks) over Western Michigan, and the conference could credibly claim to be the best in the Group of Six. — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026 Chambers explained the athletes could not credibly make that argument because member colleges and conferences, along with coaches and other athletic personnel, are also beneficiaries of the NCAA’s contractual language. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 And Treasury’s bond-market intervention might have muddied market signals, so Warsh can credibly argue for time. — Liz Rappaport, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026 They are constantly and credibly threatened, their locations and details given out in menacing anonymous messages. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Instead, American doctrine was based on credibly threatening nuclear retaliation. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 John Stewart — one of the most physically flawless humans to ever walk the planet Earth (and played quite credibly by Aaron Pierre) — can’t get no respect. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibly
  1. believably
  2. visibly
  3. probably
  4. likely
  5. externally
  6. outwardly
  7. possibly
  8. apparently
Adverb
  • The rest of the cast is also fine including Ings who believably demonstrates why Tessa could fall for Julian.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of believably
Adverb
  • Over the next 12 to 18 months, the wearable BP market will visibly break into three lanes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing feels more ‘90s to the casual beauty historian than a brown-leaning lipstick with visibly darker liner.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of visibly
Adverb
  • These departures would have probably been excused had the show captured the imagination of the audience.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That means an electrician or pipefitter in Birmingham will probably have more of a buyer’s market than one in Boston.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • The National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Nolo would likely strengthen before closing in on the Big Island on Friday or Saturday.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • When men receive testosterone externally, the body typically reduces — or even stops — its natural sperm production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Survey insights can also help organizations shape their employer brand and tell more authentic stories externally.
    — Abigail Moncoeur, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of externally
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  • At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Nick is more extroverted, more kind of outwardly in your face, whereas Sam’s a little introverted.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • The ep opened with Charles, played by Larry Dean, having a private chat with a pair of tech billionaires (Celeste Dring and newcomer Freddie Meredith, who is possibly an SNL Elon Musk) about AI at Buckingham Palace.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There’s press conferences, there’s briefings, and the public is informed about what could possibly happen.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Soyuz rocket failure was apparently caused by a fire at the base of the booster about a minute before liftoff, according to the Encyclopedia Astronautica.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparently

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“Credibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibly. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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