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Discover LudwigThe phrase "add credence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to emphasize the importance or validity of a statement, argument, or piece of evidence.
Example: "The new research findings add credence to the theory that climate change is accelerating."
Alternatives: "lend support" or "provide validation".
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New tests on a highly controversial papyrus fragment may add credence to evidence suggesting Jesus had a wife.
Is she so obsessed that she doesn't mind the destruction of a painting by such a very fine artist to add credence to this silly theory?
Helena's smoking ban was halted after a court challenge, but the lessons learned from this brief episode add credence to campaigns to limit secondhand smoke around the globe.
Not only would it strengthen their possible options but it would add credence to the Rugby Football Union's stance on not selecting England players who go overseas.
Two new studies of college football players add credence to the idea that athletes should stay on the sideline for a week after their concussion symptoms disappear.
The terrorist attack in Mumbai while the England team was in the country and the civil war in Sri Lanka add credence to his case.
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This month, a paper in The Journal of Women's Health added credence to that idea.
How could such an incident not have added credence to Reagan's outsider legend?
The report adds credence to a recent flood of social media acquisitions from companies like Oracle, Salesforce and Microsoft.
A pair of oversize footprints added credence to his suspicion that the gigantic silhouette was the legendary yeti.
It just adds credence to my belief that she is the best female athlete Britain has ever produced.
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