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Recent Examples of plausibility
There’s a grim plausibility here that doesn’t necessarily need certainty, only the willingness to sit with honesty.
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Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
The military theory, the Godard film scene, the AAVE connection, the Baker-Burke Dodgers moment and the Louisville basketball story all carry some degree of plausibility.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
This is the plausibility threshold Loftus was pointing out.
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Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
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Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
The military theory, the Godard film scene, the AAVE connection, the Baker-Burke Dodgers moment and the Louisville basketball story all carry some degree of plausibility.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
This is the plausibility threshold Loftus was pointing out.
—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
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Instead, establish strong credibility and present a big-picture problem to be solved.
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Roberto Sacca, who was CEO of Miami United, and my coach Claudio Frean — men who had earned real credibility in that city — spent some of it on me.
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According to the American Heart Association, respiratory viruses like the flu increase the likelihood of ischemic stroke in the weeks and months following infection.
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Your pet can increase the likelihood of you socializing with other people, forming friendships and receiving social support, according to a 2015 study.
Noun
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Goldman estimates the options market is assigning roughly a 41% probability that two-year Treasury yields will move more than 50 basis points in either direction over the next six months.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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