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Recent Examples of plausibly
While Mark Thompson currently runs CNN, Bari Weiss is the editor-in-chief at CBS News and could plausibly have CNN added to her purview.
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Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
But Roberts declared the words in that congressional statute could not be plausibly interpreted to authorize tariffs, which raise revenue from American people.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
But hospital staff who treated the man told The Associated Press such a fall could not plausibly account for the man’s brain hemorrhaging and fragmented memory.
—Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Zaluzhnyi believes the agency could not plausibly have mistaken the location of the country’s main war command center.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But hospital staff who treated the man told The Associated Press such a fall could not plausibly account for the man's brain hemorrhaging and fragmented memory.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s a version of Neighbors that plausibly could get into the connection between micro ideology and macro ideology, how your behavior toward the people in your backyard mirrors your approach to global citizenry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
This was at the very beginning of the famine, when the Irish started coming down to England in search of work, so Branwell could have plausibly encountered them.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Shriver focuses most of her fictional energies on characters who are more generously, and more plausibly, drawn and thus more deserving of her—and our—interest.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
But Roberts declared the words in that congressional statute could not be plausibly interpreted to authorize tariffs, which raise revenue from American people.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
But hospital staff who treated the man told The Associated Press such a fall could not plausibly account for the man’s brain hemorrhaging and fragmented memory.
—Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Zaluzhnyi believes the agency could not plausibly have mistaken the location of the country’s main war command center.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But hospital staff who treated the man told The Associated Press such a fall could not plausibly account for the man's brain hemorrhaging and fragmented memory.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s a version of Neighbors that plausibly could get into the connection between micro ideology and macro ideology, how your behavior toward the people in your backyard mirrors your approach to global citizenry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
This was at the very beginning of the famine, when the Irish started coming down to England in search of work, so Branwell could have plausibly encountered them.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Shriver focuses most of her fictional energies on characters who are more generously, and more plausibly, drawn and thus more deserving of her—and our—interest.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibly
Adverb
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Justin’s savvy, even at that age, could not be reasonably separated from his talent; his taste was as important as his vocal range.—
Jen Vafidis,
Pitchfork,
1 Mar. 2026
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The scene cuts, but a person could reasonably imagine Berman jumping at his throat, or off the office window.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Supersub Mauricio Dubón can conceivably help out whenever shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (he of the aforementioned ice finger) returns.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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During an energy shock, the Fed might conceivably lower short-term interest rates to mitigate inflationary pressures.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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While the idea is supported by other candidates, the Peotone plan has been discussed for decades and has gone practically nowhere.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Down below, the brick basement — once scratch storage — has been reshaped as a speakeasy‑style hangout with a tiki bar and pool table, the kind of low‑ceilinged space that practically demands blues or bluegrass, Daniel said.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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What matters is whether there are any other minima — any other stable configurations — that the Universe could possibly exist in.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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In what is possibly the biggest offseason news around the Cowboys, the team applied the franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens last Friday.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the exact same time, some of our greatest adversaries have technology that is either quickly catching up to us or will eventually do so, perhaps already caught up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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But Khamenei has ruled three times longer than the late Khomeini and has shaped Iran perhaps even more dramatically.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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