as in sincerity
the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
The new evidence lends credibility to their theory. The scandal damaged her credibility as an honest politician. They doubted the credibility of the witness's story.
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Recent Examples of credibility
These services are a powerful way for small businesses to boost their credibility, increase sales, and better compete in an increasingly digital marketplace.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The incidents turned a once-obscure agency with bipartisan credibility into a conservative bogeyman.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The weekly exercise sets up the committee for failure and undermines its credibility when the final Top 25 — the only ranking that matters — is unveiled after conference championship games.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Regrettably, Amnesty International, once a storied human rights organization, has lost all credibility, becoming nothing more than a propaganda mouthpiece for the murderers and rapists of Hamas.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The incidents turned a once-obscure agency with bipartisan credibility into a conservative bogeyman.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The weekly exercise sets up the committee for failure and undermines its credibility when the final Top 25 — the only ranking that matters — is unveiled after conference championship games.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Regrettably, Amnesty International, once a storied human rights organization, has lost all credibility, becoming nothing more than a propaganda mouthpiece for the murderers and rapists of Hamas.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibility
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There are reasons to doubt the sincerity of HTS’s moderate turn.Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bringing them coffee and breakfast in bed is a good way to start, but rubbing their feet at the end of the day and listening to their war stories from work proves your sincerity.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In a competitive marketplace with intense pressure on expenses, fees, and top performance, the reliability, efficiency, and speed automation brings is critical.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Climate & Environment California water agency considers spending $141 million on Delta tunnel project Nov. 21, 2024 Supporters, who included business advocates and local water officials, said the project will ensure the reliability of supplies to protect Southern California’s economy.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lara Trump, in announcing her decision to step down on Sunday night, touted her work on fundraising, election integrity and encouraging millions of Americans and infrequent voters to turn up during early voting.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, a scholar at West Point, assessing the Israeli programs, observed that more information could make for greater accuracy.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Today’s difficulty The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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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.Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Credibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibility. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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