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Recent Examples of plausibility
Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Haunting and influential, Black Christmas is all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Haunting and influential, Black Christmas is all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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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,
15 May 2026
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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For now, the closest thing available to predict where sargassum is going is a new tool from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that estimates the likelihood of sargassum inundation along coastlines each day.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report showed the war with Iran is raising costs for US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, increasing the likelihood that companies will pass on those higher costs to consumers.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Eurasia Group on Monday evening raised the probability of Starmer being ousted this year to 80%, up from 65% previously.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Each discuss significant areas of disturbed weather and the potential for development over the next seven days, including the probability of tropical cyclone formation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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