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
Ultimately, lawyers will have to prove causation, which hasn't yet been established.
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
As such, nutritional research is often observational, with health records pulled from large datasets like the UK Biobank, where only correlation, not causation, can be demonstrated.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
But association is not causation.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Correlation is not causation, of course, and childhood obesity is up just about everywhere, not only in California — but the free school meal situation has been a contributor to and aggravator of health woes in our household.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
As such, nutritional research is often observational, with health records pulled from large datasets like the UK Biobank, where only correlation, not causation, can be demonstrated.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
But association is not causation.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Correlation is not causation, of course, and childhood obesity is up just about everywhere, not only in California — but the free school meal situation has been a contributor to and aggravator of health woes in our household.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causation
cause
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Hatton was described in court as a boxing coach and company director and the cause of his death was given as hanging.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Investigators say the cause of the blast may not be known for weeks or months, in part because the impact area is so widespread.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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