as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
it's at least a credible explanation
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Recent Examples of credible
Presuming the reports are credible, Jenner almost definitely did not have a deep plane facelift, as many on social media have suggested, but rather, a traditional SMAS facelift.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 28 May 2025
Murray’s comments carry weight because of his ties to the Georgia program and likelihood that the information — at least parts of it — are credible.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
According to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer, workers consider businesses to be twice as competent as the U.S. government in providing credible information—outpacing nonprofits and the media as well.
—Dr. Mandy Cohen, Time, 27 May 2025
This is fundamentally a promise that the United States makes that’s very difficult to render fully credible.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 27 May 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 28 May 2025
Murray’s comments carry weight because of his ties to the Georgia program and likelihood that the information — at least parts of it — are credible.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
According to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer, workers consider businesses to be twice as competent as the U.S. government in providing credible information—outpacing nonprofits and the media as well.
—Dr. Mandy Cohen, Time, 27 May 2025
This is fundamentally a promise that the United States makes that’s very difficult to render fully credible.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credible
plausible
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Most of these magnetic fields have a plausible origin story.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Using a plausible cover story, the red team passed front-desk security, loitered in stairwells, and accessed upper levels with lower foot traffic.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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