as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime
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Recent Examples of causation
While this don't show causation by any means, the findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting chronic infections play some role in neurodegenerative disease over time.
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New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Several studies found that the causation element was weak, including one funded by the Department of Health and Human Services that showed that achieving those life milestones, regardless of order, was what was associated with a lower level of impoverishment.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
But others, including the libertarian Cato Institute, have questioned if the relationship is correlation instead of causation.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 22 Jan. 2026
In Wilkens’ case, state filings opposing relief repeatedly emphasized her procedural and strategic choices in presenting evidence, arguing that any failure to establish causation rested with her rather than the court or the statute.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Several studies found that the causation element was weak, including one funded by the Department of Health and Human Services that showed that achieving those life milestones, regardless of order, was what was associated with a lower level of impoverishment.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
But others, including the libertarian Cato Institute, have questioned if the relationship is correlation instead of causation.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 22 Jan. 2026
In Wilkens’ case, state filings opposing relief repeatedly emphasized her procedural and strategic choices in presenting evidence, arguing that any failure to establish causation rested with her rather than the court or the statute.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for causation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causation
cause
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Nam said the cause was not immediately known, but the blaze appeared to have spread rapidly, with witnesses reporting an explosion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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What the data show—and what everyone has seen with our own eyes—is what we social scientists call a psychogenic epidemic, a phenomenon that causes tremendous suffering but has no organic cause, meaning the onset is social or psychological, not biological.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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