plausibleness

noun

as in credibility

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  1. credibility
  2. plausibility
  3. likelihood
  4. probability
Noun
  • Citation asks whether a search engine (or AI tool) can lift a clear, defensible claim from your source and attach its own credibility to it.
    — Meghna Deshraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Weber believes the massive success of the GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss has lent an air of credibility to these injectable wellness peptides, even though those drugs underwent extensive human trials before coming to market.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 8 July 2026
Definition of credibility
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  • Further, there is no biological plausibility or clinical evidence supporting a life-prolonging effect of chiropractic care, especially for systemic disease as claimed by some in the field.
    — David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026
  • Most of these claims are unfounded, lack evidence, and, frankly, even lack biological plausibility.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
Definition of plausibility
Noun
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Heavy doses over a long time are linked to a higher likelihood of heart disease and stroke.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • Instead, the surprise lay in the failure of a program many investors viewed as having a high probability of success.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Buildings don’t just typically fall over; someone, in all probability, made a mistake in building them.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of probability
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