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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
Fires are sometimes attributed to electrical faults, but there have also been cases of students burning down schools because of disciplinary issues.
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Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The decrease is attributed to a wind-down of construction after Metro opened its LAX/Metro Transit Center and the A Line extension to Pomona.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Year-to-date, 49,135 layoffs were attributed to AI, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, close to the 55,000 total layoffs attributed to AI in 2025.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Mostly, that can be attributed to taking on injury risk.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the worst school fire of recent times, 67 schoolboys were killed in 2001 at Kyanguli Secondary School outside Nairobi, an incident the authorities attributed to arson.
—CNN Money, 29 May 2026
An earlier version of this story with quotes attributed to co-owner Charles Amine came from a company vendor who did not have authority to speak for the company, according to the owner.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
On the business side, Six Flags took over the Great America parks from Marriott in 1984, which Wilson attributed to disappointing profits and Marriott shifting its focus to its core business of hotels.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The market growth is attributed to rising smartphone penetration, expanding digital audio consumption, and increasing investments in creator monetization ecosystems.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The decrease is attributed to a wind-down of construction after Metro opened its LAX/Metro Transit Center and the A Line extension to Pomona.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Year-to-date, 49,135 layoffs were attributed to AI, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, close to the 55,000 total layoffs attributed to AI in 2025.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Mostly, that can be attributed to taking on injury risk.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the worst school fire of recent times, 67 schoolboys were killed in 2001 at Kyanguli Secondary School outside Nairobi, an incident the authorities attributed to arson.
—CNN Money, 29 May 2026
An earlier version of this story with quotes attributed to co-owner Charles Amine came from a company vendor who did not have authority to speak for the company, according to the owner.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
On the business side, Six Flags took over the Great America parks from Marriott in 1984, which Wilson attributed to disappointing profits and Marriott shifting its focus to its core business of hotels.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The market growth is attributed to rising smartphone penetration, expanding digital audio consumption, and increasing investments in creator monetization ecosystems.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attributed
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Dropbox's current market cap of just over $6 billion is down by half from the high price on its first day of trading in 2018, and is below the $10 billion valuation it was ascribed by private market investors in 2014.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Investors in BDCs rely on the values ascribed to the loans, since there is no active market where the assets trade.—
Olivia Fishlow,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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What the administration has not explained is how school districts would replace the lost revenue.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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In practice, Teng explained, this means customers will soon be able to create a synthetic version of certain stocks by converting them into a digital token on the company’s BNB blockchain.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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“Attributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attributed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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