as in credible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species
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Recent Examples of plausible
But under that deferential standard, the District Court’s ‘plausible’ (actually, quite careful) factfinding must survive.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
In the intense media coverage that followed, reporters and commentators struggled to come up with plausible reasons why the two men, or indeed anyone on earth, would have felled the tree.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
This is an intuitively plausible and reassuringly simple idea, and it has been widely adopted by people in the running industry.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Hamas’s particular excuses for the recent attacks on the IDF may be plausible, as local commanders may at times strike on their own.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
In the intense media coverage that followed, reporters and commentators struggled to come up with plausible reasons why the two men, or indeed anyone on earth, would have felled the tree.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
This is an intuitively plausible and reassuringly simple idea, and it has been widely adopted by people in the running industry.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Hamas’s particular excuses for the recent attacks on the IDF may be plausible, as local commanders may at times strike on their own.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausible
Adjective
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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But that was found not to be a credible threat and everyone is safe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Frederique was listed as probable in Miami’s first injury report this week; UM removed the injury designation on subsequent reports.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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In mid-November, the company readjusted them downward again, and said its sales in 2026 are likely to be impacted by a probable adverse economic and geopolitical environment, and a negative euro-dollar exchange rate to the tune of around 20 million euros, among other factors.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ehrlich noted the short careers for college athletes and wondered whether a union for collective bargaining is even possible.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Their work, published in Nano-Micro Letters, presents a compelling strategy for bridging laboratory materials innovation and real-world battery deployment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Plausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausible. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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