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as in meritorious
deserving of high regard or great approval
a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely
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as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creditable
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Which among these is the most meritorious, and therefore worthy of the $525,000 grand prize?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2014
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The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Fabricate a plausible but incorrect summary.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t wholly about fighting antisemitism (a worthy and important fight) or even entirely a free speech issue.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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For them, the 16e will be a worthy upgrade from models like the iPhone 13 and older.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Mar. 2025
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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
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The retailer’s quarter last week is somehow being regarded as less than excellent.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Next Chapter in Glenlivet's 200-Year Legacy The Glenlivet brand has been synonymous with excellent single malt since the dawn of the category.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The star guard was listed as probable for this game and will end up playing against the Pacers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Another probable measles death was recorded last week after an unvaccinated New Mexico resident tested positive for the virus.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her hair by Malcolm Marquez throughout PFW has been admirable as well.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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That Huo doesn’t overemphasize the signifiers of change is an admirable kind of restraint.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Both are great performances with impressive choreography, interesting sets and powerhouse vocals.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The eight-episode second season of XO, Kitty premiered two weeks before The Recruit’s second installment and the series was renewed for Season 3 a month later after netting an impressive 27.1 million views in its first three weeks.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creditable. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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