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
Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists.
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Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
This is a question of causality.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The lashes, once curled, become causality loops.
—Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Assigning causality in such cases is like trying to force a freshly-shucked oyster into the coin slot of a parking meter, and nearly as ridiculous.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
This is a question of causality.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The lashes, once curled, become causality loops.
—Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Assigning causality in such cases is like trying to force a freshly-shucked oyster into the coin slot of a parking meter, and nearly as ridiculous.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for causality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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Suresh was a devoted pet mom and donated to animal causes, according to social media.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Investigators have not determined the man's cause of death, but say it was possibly related to a medical condition.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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But correlation isn’t causation, and the scientists studying her were the first to say so.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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The study only shows correlation, not causation.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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