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Recent Examples of plausibly
The court ruled that Particle plausibly alleged Epic abused its dominance in electronic health records to undermine competition in the payer platform market so that those claims will move forward into discovery.
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David Chou, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On the contrary, a state with a latent nuclear program presents a ripe target for adversaries and counterproliferators seeking to prevent weaponization who may be tempted to act swiftly before the window to do so closes and the state can plausibly threaten nuclear retaliation.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Would seem Falcons needed to be active on that front and there was a couple of tackles released that plausibly could help off Detroit and Houston teams.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, All Her Fault opens on a plausibly terrifying situation that eventually unearths the deep secrets of a community.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
The story draws on forecasting research to explore how emerging AI could plausibly reshape policing and justice.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
David Chou, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On the contrary, a state with a latent nuclear program presents a ripe target for adversaries and counterproliferators seeking to prevent weaponization who may be tempted to act swiftly before the window to do so closes and the state can plausibly threaten nuclear retaliation.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Would seem Falcons needed to be active on that front and there was a couple of tackles released that plausibly could help off Detroit and Houston teams.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, All Her Fault opens on a plausibly terrifying situation that eventually unearths the deep secrets of a community.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
The story draws on forecasting research to explore how emerging AI could plausibly reshape policing and justice.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibly
Adverb
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If that happens, then a merger with the Super League seems reasonably likely.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In July, Extell revealed a pair of renderings for the supertall, one of which appears to put a new 84-story tower close enough to 520 Park that each building’s residents could reasonably look in on the other.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There was a time as recently as ten years ago when the Democrats were at a significant disadvantage in the House of Representatives, when the Democrats could conceivably win the popular vote by five or six or seven or maybe even more percentage points and fail to win the chamber.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is an area where, conceivably, productions see cost savings because there are tipping fees at landfills or for disposing these meals.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Back then, Julian said the area was practically devoid of anything regarding the cultural arts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The building is practically an antique itself, rivaling the town of Belmont, which was established just 20 years before the mall.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And among the three alternating points of view is one possibly unhinged bookseller.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tony & Ziva viewers possibly predict that a child’s bed-wetting would be the catalyst for the couple’s June 2020 engagement?—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Not a good record at all for a team that not only will host the World Cup, but wants to go deep, and perhaps reach the quarterfinals.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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