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Recent Examples of plausibility
The plausibility of this argument figures to be a key component in the outcome of the trial.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The point is to argue the plausibility of either the humans or the lone silverback prevailing in a battle of brawn.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
The task of reading Capital naïvely acquires a fresh jolt of plausibility in the case of Paul Reitter’s new translation of volume one.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Critically, the survey only offered options that had a base level of plausibility.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The point is to argue the plausibility of either the humans or the lone silverback prevailing in a battle of brawn.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
The task of reading Capital naïvely acquires a fresh jolt of plausibility in the case of Paul Reitter’s new translation of volume one.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Critically, the survey only offered options that had a base level of plausibility.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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Their credibility, however, depends on the transparency of audits and asset backing.—
Geoff Ira,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The fallout has deepened divisions within conservative ranks, as prominent figures debate the credibility of the government's official narrative and the conduct of officials like Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 July 2025
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The idea was to lessen the likelihood of World War III, given that much of Europe and Japan were literally in ashes.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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There are two approaches to achieve this: comprehend the historical probabilities and position yourself before the earnings announcement, or analyze the correlation between immediate and medium-term returns following earnings and position yourself accordingly after the earnings are disclosed.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The timing of the OpenAI results surprised some prediction markets, which had assigned around an 18 percent probability to any AI system winning IMO gold by 2025.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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