as in reasonably
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibly
Adverb
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Some vehicles could conceivably get hit with more tariffs depending on how many times parts and cars cross the borders of Canada and Mexico in the manufacturing and assembly process — ultimately driving up costs to consumers.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025 -
That reticence could conceivably involve suppressing concerns about how the U.S. military’s increasing involvement in domestic missions is placing strains on resources and readiness.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Get the Recipe Squash Skillet When squash starts appearing at the market—from zucchini to yellow—Southerners are practically beholden to throwing it in a skillet or casserole dish for the most seasonally delicious side dish.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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The market for IPOs practically shuttered more than three years ago as investors ditched riskier bets against a backdrop of high inflation and interest rates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The wound will need to be monitored and possibly treated again, according to the post, but early signs of the antibiotics working against the infection have given officials hope to Plai Sarika’s possibility of recovery.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Not so long ago, there was hope that major pension reform could happen sometime this year, possibly by the end of the spring legislative session.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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But Kirke, 42, is talking about the things no one wants to talk about, perhaps most poignantly on her new album, The Most Familiar Star, out April 18.—
Kate Branch,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Plausibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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