plausibility
noun
plau·si·bil·i·ty
ˌplȯ-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural plausibilities
1
: the quality or state of being plausible
2
: something plausible
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The task of reading Capital naïvely acquires a fresh jolt of plausibility in the case of Paul Reitter’s new translation of volume one.
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Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Critically, the survey only offered options that had a base level of plausibility.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
But the plausibility of her Oklahoma twang, whose intermittence may or may not be deliberate, isn’t as much of an issue as the movie’s pivoting on her character’s ability to rediscover her weather-reading mojo.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Every scene is a test — of belief, plausibility, modern faithlessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Critically, the survey only offered options that had a base level of plausibility.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
But the plausibility of her Oklahoma twang, whose intermittence may or may not be deliberate, isn’t as much of an issue as the movie’s pivoting on her character’s ability to rediscover her weather-reading mojo.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Every scene is a test — of belief, plausibility, modern faithlessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for plausibility
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plausibility. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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