plausibly

Definition of plausiblynext

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Recent Examples of plausibly Her friends and neighbors include the Mole Sisters, Mousepappa, and a frog named Wendell (who might plausibly have been named for Wendell Berry). — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 More plausibly, CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, HPC and quantum resources will coexist, selected driven by workload economics and suitability. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Fortunately for Jackson, Mainers’ energy bills are expected to soar in the campaign’s final weeks, plausibly increasing voters’ appetite for change in the process. — Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026 Compulsory worship with frightening dogma, which could lead you equally plausibly to heaven or hell. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Which means the actors who played Bullock’s daughters in the originals are now too old to plausibly play college-ish. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Sep. 2026 Either squad could have plausibly won the 2021 Western Conference in a relatively down year. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Preventing the development of an Iranian nuclear weapon is surely a vital interest, and destroying Iran’s nuclear program is a clear objective that was plausibly attainable. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 And while the characters could plausibly be of our world, Sterling Point, the place, might as well be a fairy tale land. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibly
Adverb
  • Philanthropy is an essential part of our community’s strength, but it cannot reasonably be expected to replace the public investment needed to sustain essential services.
    — Julie Price, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That has already been true, just because any reasonably sized organization generates terabytes of logs, if not petabytes of logs.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Raman could conceivably try that formula, Grose said, and take advantage of what figures to be a honeymoon period with voters who are hungry for change.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Others are stolen and listed on the dark web, where they might conceivably be plagiarized for movie and TV adaptations.
    — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The backstory The Dusit brand is practically synonymous with luxury hospitality in Thailand, having first opened its doors in Bangkok back in 1970.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But the outcome shows that Johnson County’s voters practically single-handedly ended the Republican supermajority.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Presumptive new House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries must surely realize that Trump in the White House is the best asset Democrats can possibly have, the gift that truly keeps on giving.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Detroit fans, wearing blue T-shirts and jerseys, might have comprised 50%, and possibly more, of the fans at Hard Rock Stadium.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • The company notified the state and employees last week of the impending closure, with plans to move the manufacturing, and perhaps some of the affected workers, to other Ferrara facilities.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Fame, fortune, perhaps rubbing elbows with '80s superstar Bobby Brown?
    — Kristian Monroe, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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