plausibly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibly
Adverb
  • If all data goes on chain, and if all processes are run by automation controlled by agents, there's a future where AI could conceivably decide that humanity is a threat to their continued existence and simply remove that threat.
    Lisa Loud, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The dire wolf affair underscores how marketing can overtake sober assessment of scientific advances — conceivably to the detriment of scientists’ public standing.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • But mostly, a black backpack worn during the check-in process is practically invisible to a ticket agent – even one that's slightly too big or too heavy.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • With the burner cranked up to high, this pan maintained a gradual dispersed heat that practically refused to burn food.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 May 2025
Adverb
  • Igloo is recalling an additional 130,000 rolling coolers sold at Costco, Target and Dick's Sporting Goods because the handle can pinch – and possibly amputate – fingertips, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Silverman smiles for a second, possibly remembering her own tragedy-plus-time childhood featuring her father’s philandering, her bed-wetting, and a brother who died before she was born.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Adverb
  • And Rahm, perhaps the most introspective and thoughtful of the bunch, wants so badly to prove his move to LIV was not some career-stalling mistake.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Opener should have shown signs of life, perhaps via a five-club cue bid.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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