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Recent Examples of plausibility
Every scene is a test — of belief, plausibility, modern faithlessness.
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The Van Buren Institute then just takes leave of historical plausibility as a product of the 1940s.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The events — which the film all but skips through, lest the viewer start to question its plausibility — turn the tables such that Oliver becomes beholden to Matthew’s whims, rather than vice versa.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Many such distracting details undercut a plausibility Blattenberger never establishes in the first place.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The Van Buren Institute then just takes leave of historical plausibility as a product of the 1940s.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The events — which the film all but skips through, lest the viewer start to question its plausibility — turn the tables such that Oliver becomes beholden to Matthew’s whims, rather than vice versa.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Many such distracting details undercut a plausibility Blattenberger never establishes in the first place.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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Her credibility as a media creator is under intense scrutiny with every project to date being labeled superficial and/or overexposed.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, the federal judge hearing a challenge to Ozturk's arrest questioned the credibility of the government's claim.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tarrant County faces a moderate to high likelihood of a measles outbreak.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These classifications indicate probability rather than frequency.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the researchers note that shingles diagnosis and treatment didn't increase the probability of dementia diagnoses.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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