Thesaurus results for ATTRIBUTES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of attribute

as in ascribes

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 explains

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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attributes

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noun

plural of attribute

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind list the attributes of a mammal

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Recent Examples of attributes

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Instead, Wolff, now 43, attributes her mindset to a competitive spirit and egalitarian upbringing, one in which both of her parents had their own businesses and she and her brother were never treated differently because of their genders. —

Danielle McNally, InStyle, 28 May 2026 At public appearances, Trump is often seen wearing makeup to conceal bruising on his hands, which the White House attributes to handshaking and regular aspirin use. —

ABC News, 26 May 2026 At public appearances, Trump often is seen wearing makeup to conceal bruising on his hands, which the White House attributes to handshaking and regular aspirin use. —

Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 The Gallup poll primarily attributes the harmful effects of declining community to a widespread loss of personal agency. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 May 2026 The report attributes this shift in part to AI tools that allow smaller teams to take on work that would have previously required significantly more staff and overhead. —

Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 Taylor attributes the consistency to owner Jeff Stehney, who’s been winning awards for his ‘cue since before Joe’s was conceived. —

Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 Interest is higher in European countries, which Drury attributes to higher gas prices there and a broader selection of affordable EVs, many of which are Chinese. —

Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 May 2026 Snyder attributes the uptick due to climate change and a rise in recognition and testing by doctors. —

Lauren Linder, CBS News, 19 May 2026

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While Gordon’s successor is unlikely to immediately offer the same end-product pedigree, given the England international scored 17 goals and provided five assists across all competitions in 2025-26, Newcastle hope to bring in an attacker with huge potential and many of the same key attributes. —

Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 June 2026 He is being schooled by faithful Duncan aka Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba) in all the proper swordplay and other attributes to be a warrior for the Castle Grayskull presided over by his father, King Randor (James Purefoy), and mother (who actually grew up on Earth), Queen Marlena (Charlotte Riley). —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026 The two led a restoration process that kept all of the home’s quirky attributes intact, while turning it into a comfortable residence fit for modern homeowners. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 June 2026 For Gallon, Wilson’s accessibility has been one of her more powerful attributes. —

Miami Herald, 30 May 2026 Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round. —

City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 And so use your human attributes as a competitive advantage to sift through the results while everyone else takes the AI output and implements it blindly. —

Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Beyond physical attributes Natural selection doesn’t only operate on anatomical or physical traits. —

Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 This means that the zodiac sign (namely its attributes, element and modality) Venus transits through can determine the personality of the transit. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

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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