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be plausible

VERB
prove out
Synonyms
WEAK
be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight convince endure hold hold up hold water pass muster ring true stand up stick
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect carry get hit move reach touch
STRONG
impress influence inspire look register seem sway
WEAK
come to mind dawn on have semblance occur to
VERB
wash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stick
STRONG
convince endure
WEAK
be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight hold up hold water stand up
Antonyms
WEAK
dirty

Example Sentences

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Ask it sensitive questions and you’ll get carefully filtered answers with just enough truth to be plausible but still misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For that to be plausible the entire process for stripping the carbon – would have to be powered by renewable energy.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Theories in Ghost Town Alive! need not be plausible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Yet what kinds of geoengineering projects would even be plausible?

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2021

This figure appears on general grounds to be plausible, but I have not the knowledge to endorse or to criticize it.

From The Economic Consequences of the Peace by Keynes, John Maynard

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