Thesaurus results for ATTRIBUTION

attribution

noun

ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən

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 Van Gogh attribution, for instance, was subsequently matched by more conventional research, including technical analyses and studies of the artist’s letters (museum experts concluded that the portrait’s unusually dampened colors simply reflected Van Gogh’s troubled mental state at the time). —

Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 Although yearly variations in snowfall can be tricky to link directly with global warming — such attribution often takes years or decades of data to establish — climate change is known to increase the chances of above-average temperatures, including during the winter. —

Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026 Collective attribution offers another tool. —

Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026 But Chris’s ambivalence came with attribution. —

Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attribution

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Boasting the complete libraries of MCU and Star Wars are undoubted attributes, but continually giving viewers new episodes of both in the same small stretch of time is an undeniable flex.

— Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
For nearly every sport, there are innate attributes that can give an athlete an edge.

— Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026