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as in ascribed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force
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as in explained
to give the reason for or cause of
a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood
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Recent Examples of attributed
Then there's a 61-cent state excise tax and roughly 2 cents attributed to underground storage fees.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Analysts have attributed Hong Kong’s pricey gasoline to high fuel taxes and land costs.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel targeted the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026.
—Lim Hui Jie,victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Gomez has previously attributed changes in her voice and appearance to her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
In addition, the array experienced a brush fire last year that was attributed to nearby utility equipment.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
The study also showed that 60% of ticket purchases attributed to TikTok advertising came from audiences not reached by linear television, highlighting the platform’s ability to expand a film’s audience rather than simply duplicate reach.
—Partner Content, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors declined to pursue charges, and the streamer attributed the outcome to his appearance.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Analysts have attributed Hong Kong’s pricey gasoline to high fuel taxes and land costs.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel targeted the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026.
—Lim Hui Jie,victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Gomez has previously attributed changes in her voice and appearance to her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
In addition, the array experienced a brush fire last year that was attributed to nearby utility equipment.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
The study also showed that 60% of ticket purchases attributed to TikTok advertising came from audiences not reached by linear television, highlighting the platform’s ability to expand a film’s audience rather than simply duplicate reach.
—Partner Content, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors declined to pursue charges, and the streamer attributed the outcome to his appearance.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attributed
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At the start of the year, Jacob Elordi sat on the Jimmy Kimmel sofa to promote Wuthering Heights, wearing a pair of off-white Bottega Veneta loafers that were not quite ballet flats, but ascribed to this hybrid style (though many users compared them to ballet flats online).—
Jack Stanley,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Attributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attributed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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