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Recent Examples of implausibility
Some might contend that this seeming implausibility is very much to the film’s point, insofar as many shooters’ identities have taken their communities by surprise.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
The implausibility of it all was part of the exhilaration, to be sure.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
These choices add more implausibility to a script already leaden with it.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Remarkably, Madoff’s investors accepted these reports for years, despite the implausibility of the returns.
—Erik Lie, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
The implausibility of it all was part of the exhilaration, to be sure.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
These choices add more implausibility to a script already leaden with it.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Remarkably, Madoff’s investors accepted these reports for years, despite the implausibility of the returns.
—Erik Lie, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausibility
Noun
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The Balusters' In recent years, there has been no shortage of new shows skewering liberal hypocrisy and unchecked privilege.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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And truth be told, there is hypocrisy on all sides.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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What begins as a small con deepens when the painter’s shrewd agent (Gilles Lellouche) spots an opportunity, encouraging Suzanne to continue the deception as a way to revive his client’s creativity — and bankroll them both.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Olivia Beech, America’s youngest female sommelier, tragically lost her sense of taste during COVID, but relied on her sharp sense of smell until she was fired for her deception.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Diplomacy and the pragmatic duplicity that sometimes accompanies it are ingrained at every level of Iran’s political class.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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For some, the implications of duplicity and obscured identity in the line could well apply to its author—and thereby hangs a tale.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Amid all the fakery and flimflam of the pre-regulated drug market, the Shaker brand was the best.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
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Playing some clever game of head-fakery with his adversaries?—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But that rhetoric sounded hollow in the face of its dalliance with a drug-smuggling double-dealing despot like Noriega.—
Time,
Time,
25 Nov. 2025
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Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To finish, run a curl-friendly brush through your damp hair and air-dry or use a blow-dryer with a diffuser to lock in definition and smoothness.—
Aimee Simeon,
Glamour,
7 May 2026
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Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese Editors appreciated the smoothness and creaminess of this Cheddar, which held together nicely and carried a strong sharp bite til the end.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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“Implausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausibility. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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