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Recent Examples of credibly
The exec added that competitive advantage will come from the ability to credibly prove performance and environmental impact, while simultaneously reducing operational risk and strengthening customer confidence.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Last week, he was credibly connected to the opening at Strasbourg, which is in France’s Ligue 1, but Gary O’Neil received that job.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The evidence is overwhelming and very difficult for high-polluting foreign governments to credibly challenge.
—Chip Lamarca, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
If and when such aggressions fully materialize, the United States will lack the moral and ethical authority to credibly object.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That someone can credibly play down low and also go coast to coast is what makes Barnes so irresistible.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump hasn't been credibly accused of wrongdoing.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
But no one credibly doubts that safe climate thresholds exist or, as a study concluded earlier this year, that modern policies and practices push us ever closer to them.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Choose artists whose universe can live credibly within the brand world.
—Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibly
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The movie also has an ace in the hole with Glen Powell, one of the few contemporary alpha-charisma actors that feel built for stuff like this and believably might have been bred in a farm upstate that specializes in All-American movie stars with gajillion-watt grins.—
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The actress famously gained over 30 pounds to believably embody boxer Christy Martin by changing her diet and prioritizing strength training over a matter of grueling months.—
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Carson later recalled walking into the kitchen the next morning to see his father visibly shaken at the dining room table.—
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Host Jimmy Fallon visibly cringed in response.—
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The prioritization for that new safety should probably be in coverage skills, because Moehrig and Ransom are known more for their run-stopping and tackling prowesses.—
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Some of these trends have come back around for today’s teens, while others, like Blockbuster, are probably going to remain trapped in the past for good.—
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The final two months of the regular season will likely feature all kinds of scratching, pecking and scrapping for divisional leads and postseason berths.—
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Many of the stones and rings that couples see in stores have likely been in the United States for at least six months.—
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This is a good year to work and build structures both externally and internally.—
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Even with Snelling’s leadership strength, and no political interference, implementation of the new policy will be a challenge internally and externally.—
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Meanwhile, many Capitol Hill Republicans have outwardly supported the president and praised the ousting of Maduro.—
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And several of them — like the diner on Milwaukee Avenue — had outwardly appeared to be prospering, only to suddenly shut down.—
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Emily can pull together a cooking class with an Italian Duchess or a dinner at the resplendent Villa la Tasca, even, possibly, drinks with Count Guiseppe Tasca himself.—
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That sounds about right, especially since at least one of their playoff paths, and possibly both, will go through the chill of this continent’s Northeast quadrant.—
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Former assemblywoman Autumn Burke was also apparently considering a run for lieutenant governor this year.—
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Reuters reported that the claim about al-Shabab apparently made its way to Trump via several Republican lawmakers.—
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“Credibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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