as in gullibility
readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence
the quack pushing the phony medicine was taking advantage of the credulity of people hoping for miracle cures
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Recent Examples of credulity
But many lawmakers, including some Republicans, said that explanation strained credulity given the scale of the mission.
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Nik Popli, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Except for the fact that, straining credulity, Epstein is real.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
To imagine Israel blindsiding Washington in this most sensitive theater strains credulity.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Several excuses given for not having a resource officer present strained credulity.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Except for the fact that, straining credulity, Epstein is real.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
To imagine Israel blindsiding Washington in this most sensitive theater strains credulity.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Several excuses given for not having a resource officer present strained credulity.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credulity
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These forces—economic uncertainty, political division, and toxic algorithms—work in a vicious cycle to try and tell us that empathy is weakness… that kindness is gullibility… that sincerity is for suckers.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Enlightenment faith in reason, science, and free speech, already weakened by the First World War, had been devastated by an unprecedented bureaucracy of mass death, sustained by technology, systematic deceit, widespread gullibility, and eager acquiescence.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But, for many American Jews, Zionism has come to represent the belief that there should be such a home—both because of the Jewish people’s ties to their ancestral land and because of the centuries of persecution that Jews endured, culminating with the Holocaust.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to Christian belief, Jesus was arrested, tried by Roman authorities and sentenced to death by crucifixion.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Japanese pickling methods, such as nukazuke (fermentation in rice bran), emphasized minimalism and balance, reflecting the cultural values of harmony and simplicity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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The beauty of cafe curtains lies in their simplicity.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Goldman noted that its unemployment projections align closely with simulations run through the Federal Reserve’s own FRB/US model, lending additional credibility to the estimates.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Credulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credulity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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