Thesaurus results for ASCRIBES

ascribes

verb

present tense third-person singular of ascribe

as in attributes

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 ascribes Meanwhile, Brewer ascribes Starbucks’ success in Italy, where even the average person is a coffee connoisseur, to offering people, especially young people, a place to relax and enjoy a coffee. —

Phil Wahba, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 This breakup analysis ascribes no value to the companies being under the same corporate parent. —

Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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attributes

Verb

McMahon attributes her ability to thrive among testosterone guzzlers to being an only child.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Improving these decisions requires multiple analyses, including reviewing past collections, identifying which attributes mattered, mapping those attributes to sell-through and comparing them to current demand signals.

— Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026