as in attribute
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a genuine respect for one another is one of the most commonly cited attributions of a happily married couple
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Recent Examples of attribution
The attribution has been corrected to accurately reflect the source’s statement.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, by ignoring copyright, the plan invites the unchecked scraping of creative and scientific work, which risks normalizing extracting data without attribution and creating a chilling effect on open scholarship.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
As scientific methods have advanced, attribution science is another arena of rapid progress.
—Carlos Martinez, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Security researchers suspect the two groups might have overlapping membership or could be simply targeting the same industries, making attribution harder, according to BleepingComputer.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, by ignoring copyright, the plan invites the unchecked scraping of creative and scientific work, which risks normalizing extracting data without attribution and creating a chilling effect on open scholarship.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
As scientific methods have advanced, attribution science is another arena of rapid progress.
—Carlos Martinez, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Security researchers suspect the two groups might have overlapping membership or could be simply targeting the same industries, making attribution harder, according to BleepingComputer.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attribution
Noun
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Microsoft is also a partner, purchasing the Scope 3 attributes of SAF to decarbonize employee travel.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The slaw’s red color is a tell-tale attribute, but so is the texture.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Changeability is the unique characteristic of women.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two tablets share a similar design and many specs, while carrying over some features from previous generations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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But only a small percentage of people who used The Browser Company’s Arc adopted the program’s special features.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moderate air quality in general is expected though areas immediately north and west of the fire could see up to unhealthy air quality.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Both are designed to bring café-quality coffee to the home kitchen with zero fuss.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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When researchers ramped up RTN activity in otherwise normal mice, the animals developed autism-like traits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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This includes displaying traits like conscientiousness; being organized, responsible and disciplined.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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What was the selection criteria?—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Attribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attribution. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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