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Recent Examples of plausibility
Yet the balance Dead to Me struck was fragile; if the plot could get cartoonish, then the connection between the two leads, Cardellini and Christina Applegate, and the plausibility of their characters’ bond helped suspend disbelief.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
But the plausibility of this subplot is cursed by a clunkiness that recalls the more unbelievable moments of F. Gary Gray’s Heist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Intent to prove his vitality now that Loretta has a hot new co-star, Oliver volunteers to reenact the murder to test the plausibility of the time frame.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Hal literally killing the President with a piece of news, however unsettling, at that exact, ultra-convenient moment for the plot is just a bridge too far in terms of plausibility.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
But the plausibility of this subplot is cursed by a clunkiness that recalls the more unbelievable moments of F. Gary Gray’s Heist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Intent to prove his vitality now that Loretta has a hot new co-star, Oliver volunteers to reenact the murder to test the plausibility of the time frame.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Hal literally killing the President with a piece of news, however unsettling, at that exact, ultra-convenient moment for the plot is just a bridge too far in terms of plausibility.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
Noun
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However, the hypothetical scenario of an invasion would galvanize Greenland's population and its international allies into a unified front, risking a swift and diplomatically disastrous conflict that would undermine U.S. credibility.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Leaders can create internal assessments that are audited for credibility with a focus on climate, circularity, nature and safety to determine the environmental and social impacts of a product portfolio.—
Pernille Lind Olsen,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For perspective, the industry average likelihood for a car to hit 250,000 miles is 8.6 percent, so the Highlander Hybrid is about three times as likely to see a quarter-million miles compared to the typical vehicle.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Consuming more calories than necessary can lead to excess weight, increasing the likelihood of diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer.1 One effective way to manage calorie intake is by reducing calories when cooking at home.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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For a coin toss with probability of success p, the skewness and kurtosis both go to infinity when the probability of success is very low.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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