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
Columbia University Apartheid Divest ascribed the crackdown to outside pressure.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Many persons believed the shock was due to an explosion, but investigation developed that no explosion had occurred and the tremors were finally ascribed to an earthquake.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Some Democratic officials ascribed the party’s hesitation and confusion in part to a lack of clarity from their voters.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Meme culture is rife with examples of how symbols are ascribed new consensus meanings through new social agreements.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Brat occupied the collective consciousness and became a shorthand to describe people daring enough to be bold in the face of potential scrutiny, as ascribed to Kamala Harris’ unexpected presidential run after President Biden dropped out of the race.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The salacious details ascribed to Maddrey are horrid.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
While some of them are ascribed medicinal benefits, more research is needed to evaluate their effects.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Data collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s suggested different races have different lung capacities, a phenomenon researchers ascribed to innate biology rather than social, economic or environmental factors.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Many persons believed the shock was due to an explosion, but investigation developed that no explosion had occurred and the tremors were finally ascribed to an earthquake.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Some Democratic officials ascribed the party’s hesitation and confusion in part to a lack of clarity from their voters.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Meme culture is rife with examples of how symbols are ascribed new consensus meanings through new social agreements.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Brat occupied the collective consciousness and became a shorthand to describe people daring enough to be bold in the face of potential scrutiny, as ascribed to Kamala Harris’ unexpected presidential run after President Biden dropped out of the race.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The salacious details ascribed to Maddrey are horrid.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
While some of them are ascribed medicinal benefits, more research is needed to evaluate their effects.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Data collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s suggested different races have different lung capacities, a phenomenon researchers ascribed to innate biology rather than social, economic or environmental factors.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascribed
attributed
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The attack was the third in less than two months that French authorities attributed to Islamic extremists, and prompted the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While generative AI has indirectly contributed to more efficient scalability, similar contributions can be attributed to other industries.—
Suvarna Krishnan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Ascribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascribed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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