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as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely
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as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural
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Recent Examples of creditable
Encouragingly for Wolves, his rating for one-on-one defending is creditable — in the 73rd percentile.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Those who go more than 63 days without creditable prescription drug coverage pay a penalty for the life of Part D coverage.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
The mayhem that follows builds via creditable fight choreography and operatic violence to Miller’s inevitable faceoff with Reynolds.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Those who go more than 63 days without creditable prescription drug coverage pay a penalty for the life of Part D coverage.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
The mayhem that follows builds via creditable fight choreography and operatic violence to Miller’s inevitable faceoff with Reynolds.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
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No meritorious credit will be granted.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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MacVean, who lived in Point Loma for nearly 50 years, was lauded for his work, receiving the Distinguished Service Medal on two occasions for meritorious service.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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DeepMind also calls out the possibility that an AI could be tuned to be manipulative and systematically change people's beliefs—this CCL seems pretty plausible given how people grow attached to chatbots.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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The actual cause is still under investigation, but one plausible theory contends that misbehaving teen-agers may in fact have been involved.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Supergiant’s first-ever sequel is a celebration of its predecessor, a cornucopia of additions, evolutions, and maximalist fan service that still manages to tell its own worthy story — and plenty of it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new Serena & Lily Belvedere bedding bundle may be a splurge, but one that certainly falls into trousseau-worthy category.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Sep. 2025
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Authorities on Friday deemed a threat of a shooting at Sylvan Hills Junior High School and Sylvan Hills High School to not be credible, but Sherwood police provided additional security at the two campuses for the remainder of the school day, a Pulaski County Special School District official said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wolfe emphasized that testing keeps the program credible while also preparing for the future.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Iberostar Waves Quetzal Playa del Carmen, Mexico A beachfront all-inclusive Playa del Carmen resort that welcomes families with excellent children’s programming, Iberostar Waves Quetzal caters to kids and teens ages four to 17 with everything from cooking classes to science experiments.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The dual point of view is perfect, the banter and pacing are excellent and the cover is absolutely gorgeous.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Steph White said her absence from practice was precautionary, and Hull is probable for Friday's game.—
Chloe Peterson,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Starters lined up The Red Sox announced their probable starters for the final series of the regular season this weekend against the Tigers.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Long before the memorial service, Kirk’s friends and supporters cited his religious faith as an admirable and central principle of his life.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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These admirable leaders opened themselves to learning from other points of view.—
Fabian Naranjo Gonzalez,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bike will do a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h), and its IDC range is a commendable 200 miles (323 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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The company has done a commendable job of introducing smaller-portion packaging, including for cheese slices and some of its Lunchables products.—
Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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