as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own
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Recent Examples of causality
To infer causality or intent within those actions is even more difficult, if not impossible, when so many other factors are at play beyond Paqueta’s control.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The researchers called for long-term studies to confirm causality and explore prevention strategies.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Analyses like this can’t determine causality.
—Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But in response to the small-scale study (which to date, hasn’t appeared in a medical journal), experts are calling for additional research to further investigate the causality behind this potential link, the New York Times reported.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The researchers called for long-term studies to confirm causality and explore prevention strategies.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Analyses like this can’t determine causality.
—Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But in response to the small-scale study (which to date, hasn’t appeared in a medical journal), experts are calling for additional research to further investigate the causality behind this potential link, the New York Times reported.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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Even cursory nods to the pandemic as the root cause of neighbors turning against neighbors aren’t explored so much as they’re acknowledged, as if viewers are somehow unaware of the polarization plaguing America.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fiber intake, in particular, showed a strong association with longevity, while consuming lots of sugary beverages was linked to higher all-cause mortality.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Researchers have looked for years for smoking-gun evidence that social-media use directly causes mental-health problems in young people at scale, and have mostly turned up weak and inconsistent correlations and no way to prove long-term causation.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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While this don't show causation by any means, the findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting chronic infections play some role in neurodegenerative disease over time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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