as in attributed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand
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Recent Examples of ascribed
Climbers die at a frightening rate, but the deaths are almost always ascribed to errors and accidents.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Context matters for understanding the meaning that many in Argentina ascribed to that goal.
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Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Another type of bacteria, Staphylococcus, was ascribed to the mummy’s microbiome.
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Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Dropbox's current market cap of just over $6 billion is down by half from the high price on its first day of trading in 2018, and is below the $10 billion valuation it was ascribed by private market investors in 2014.
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Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Investors in BDCs rely on the values ascribed to the loans, since there is no active market where the assets trade.
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Olivia Fishlow,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Science communication scholars originally ascribed to a top-down, one-way model of communication.
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Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Russian officials have not identified the source of the drones, but Russia’s defense ministry has ascribed other drone swarms in the Arkhangelsk region to Ukraine.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Another Readymade ascribed to Rrose, Fresh Widow (1920), features a scale model of a French window with panels of black leather covering the glass.
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Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Context matters for understanding the meaning that many in Argentina ascribed to that goal.
—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Another type of bacteria, Staphylococcus, was ascribed to the mummy’s microbiome.
—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Dropbox's current market cap of just over $6 billion is down by half from the high price on its first day of trading in 2018, and is below the $10 billion valuation it was ascribed by private market investors in 2014.
—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Investors in BDCs rely on the values ascribed to the loans, since there is no active market where the assets trade.
—
Olivia Fishlow,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Science communication scholars originally ascribed to a top-down, one-way model of communication.
—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Russian officials have not identified the source of the drones, but Russia’s defense ministry has ascribed other drone swarms in the Arkhangelsk region to Ukraine.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Another Readymade ascribed to Rrose, Fresh Widow (1920), features a scale model of a French window with panels of black leather covering the glass.
—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascribed
attributed
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The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble’s resurgence can be partially attributed to this philosophy.
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“Ascribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascribed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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