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Recent Examples of plausibility
Key criteria considered throughout this process include plausibility, novelty, testability, and safety.
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ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
There’s a grim plausibility here that doesn’t necessarily need certainty, only the willingness to sit with honesty.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
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Instead, candidates’ positions on Israel and Gaza, like pledging to cosponsor legislation cutting off some weapons to Israel, are emerging as more of a credibility test, progressives said.
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The frontier model business, which attracted billions in capital on the premise that raw intelligence would be the moat, is facing a structural credibility problem.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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In fact, striking research published in Science analyzed data on 588,322 people from 2011 through 2024 (excluding 2020-2021) found that the likelihood of spending a whole day alone increased 83% among those who worked remote and lived alone.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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