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Plausibility

/plˌɔzɪˈbɪlɪti/
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(noun) The quality of deserving applause, praiseworthiness; something worthy of praise.

He wants to demonstrate the plausibility of a new dictatorship coming to power.
Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The detective questioned the ____ of the suspect's alibi given the timeline of events.

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