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Recent Examples of creditable Rasmussen Reports used to be a fairly creditable and credible political polling organization, good enough to be included among the pollsters relied on by services such as FiveThirtyEight to give a broad-spectrum gauge of voter sentiment in the run-up to state and federal elections. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 The first musical performance of the evening was offered by Vivant, a band of young boys that includes Homme’s son Ryder on drums, doing creditable covers of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024 Its ten-year earnings growth rate is a highly creditable 23%. John Dorfman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Liverpool lost ground over Christmas and New Year, a couple of creditable draws and a dispiriting defeat against a weakened Leicester City casting Klopp’s team adrift. New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for creditable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
Adjective
  • He was awarded a citation for courage and meritorious service after an explosion in the USS Leyte aircraft carrier’s port catapult machinery room while it was stationed in the South Boston Naval Annex, his family said.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Which among these is the most meritorious, and therefore worthy of the $525,000 grand prize?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2014
Adjective
  • But the totals are also a plausible gauge as reliable estimates suggest 3% to 4% of Florida’s population, roughly 800,000 people, are undocumented.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Path 3: Devers starts seeing time at first base This feels like a plausible outcome, especially if the Red Sox want to get the most out of Devers' contract.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That muscular electric motor’s torque is the real difference that makes this E-class a worthy AMG tuner car for those who value the benefits of exemplary performance but don’t need a snarling beast of a high-performance car.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Ladd Keith, director of the Heat Resilience Initiative at the University of Arizona, said trees are a worthy investment.
    Eva Tesfaye, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Most importantly, consistency and discipline matter: Developing a predictable cadence of authentic, valuable content helps to position the founder as both credible and genuine.
    Danylo Borodchuk, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
    Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Dairy milk promotes growth and recovery Dairy milk is an excellent source of high-quality protein, containing all nine essential amino acids necessary for muscle repair and growth, said Heckler.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The streamer is loaded with excellent shows of all genres, but it’s known for its large collection of sci-fi series like Severance, which had its season 2 finale on March 20, For All Mankind and Silo, among others.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Next week, the Mavericks will strive to fend off a pair of sub-.500 clubs, the 23-51 Brooklyn Nets and the 35-38 Atlanta Hawks, at home in American Airlines Arena before heading to Tinseltown to suit up against another probable lower playoff seed in the West, the 42-31 L.A. Clippers.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Hawks star guard Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is probable to play against the Heat.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While striving for excellence is admirable, the real opportunity lies in eliminating friction points and meeting baseline expectations.
    Blake Morgan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Snow White deserved an update of sorts, and this is an admirable new take that certainly is one of the better live-action remakes from Disney.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The movement is composed of 514 pieces framed within a titanium baseplate, all of which come together to provide the impressive array of complications present.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rashida has carved out a similarly impressive range for herself, appearing on shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, Angie Tribeca, and Sunny, and starring in Sofia Coppola's 2020 film On the Rocks.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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