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as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely
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as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural
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Recent Examples of creditable
The first musical performance of the evening was offered by Vivant, a band of young boys that includes Homme’s son Ryder on drums, doing creditable covers of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Its ten-year earnings growth rate is a highly creditable 23%.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Liverpool lost ground over Christmas and New Year, a couple of creditable draws and a dispiriting defeat against a weakened Leicester City casting Klopp’s team adrift.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Guyana, with its new offshore oil discoveries, and the Dominican Republic, with its creditable economic performance, shine brightly in an otherwise depressing regional tableau.
—Jorge Heine, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Its ten-year earnings growth rate is a highly creditable 23%.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Liverpool lost ground over Christmas and New Year, a couple of creditable draws and a dispiriting defeat against a weakened Leicester City casting Klopp’s team adrift.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Guyana, with its new offshore oil discoveries, and the Dominican Republic, with its creditable economic performance, shine brightly in an otherwise depressing regional tableau.
—Jorge Heine, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
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In conclusion, time is running out for taxpayers to file meritorious claims, which include more than claims where eligibility is absolutely certain.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Ralph Lauren is the first fashion designer ever to receive the honor, in recognition of his meritorious contributions as a designer, entrepreneur, business leader, and philanthropist.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, a trade involving Bradley Beal going to Milwaukee, Butler going to Phoenix and at least one other team being involved besides Miami, seems highly plausible, based both on reporting by my intrepid colleagues at The Athletic and the common sense of looking at a cap sheet.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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In Ukraine and Gaza, plausible settlements are available.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The only certainties on this Blazers roster are that Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara are worthy building blocks, and that Shaedon Sharpe has shown enough promise to keep.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Last July, Beretta asked him to use his extensive network of contacts to help find a worthy general manager.—
Bruce Schoenfeld,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lanier said Wednesday that there have been no credible threats in New Orleans since the January attack.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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There is barely time to think about which bag to grab on your way out the door to safety and no real way to sort the credible threats from the bluster and theater.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City’s secondary is also excellent at tackling and does a good job of limiting explosive runs.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just what is an excellent choice to protect your Mac?—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nikola Vučević Trading center Nikola Vučević is the most probable move of the deadline for the Bulls.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool and Real Madrid are seen as the most probable destinations, while Manchester United showed some interest during the previous market.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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His mother does an admirable job of trying to keep him out of trouble, even if her efforts to steer him away from the paths that kept his father out of his life strike Rico as attempts to neuter his free spirit.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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Even Yang, whose commitment is admirable, struggles to convey what’s inside John’s head — which, of course, is the whole point of this project.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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With that impressive feat, the vocal powerhouse has now racked up 99 nominations.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The ability to zoom in by a factor of 15 while detecting temperature shifts as small as 0.25mm is impressive.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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