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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
The net effect is a creditable, hard-to-rattle advance, with arguably incomplete pullbacks draining some froth but failing to go deep or long enough to more fully reset the tape.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2025
The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 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
The director also sticks some creditable influences on his mood board, William Friedkin’s Sorcerer being the most obvious of them.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2025
The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 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
The director also sticks some creditable influences on his mood board, William Friedkin’s Sorcerer being the most obvious of them.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
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In those situations, eligibility rules are viewed as non-meritorious and undermining a competitive market for teams to buy players’ services.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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He has been recognized six times by the Police Department for excellent and meritorious police duty, according to the NYPD’s website.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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And then in 1844 came Robert Chambers’s best-selling proto-Darwinist Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which sketched a plausible outline of biological evolution.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Which is to say, that project did not exactly fly under the radar of plausible deniability.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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There couldn’t be a more worthy reason to come home, Mays said.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the cast are worthy, and could be viable contenders in their own right, if the show continues to pick up steam.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Such an initiative would require a credible institutional anchor.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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This was due to the fact that there were so many credible Democrats dividing the 65% to 70% of voters who at least lean left.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Alliums are excellent neighbors to beets, brassicas, tomatoes, and more.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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This bracelet makes an excellent Mother’s Day jewelry gift.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2026
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Initially listed as probable, White got downgraded to questionable following the Hornets’ morning shootaround.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Even before the rule takes hold, people are mourning a probable casualty.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a world addicted to hype cycles, those traits aren’t just admirable.—
Lisa Song Sutton,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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That is an admirable quality, in any industry.—
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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The level of organization was commendable.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the context of 1-on-1 defense against a superstar, Jones’ effort was commendable on both plays.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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