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
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.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Correlation isn't causation, and Intel and Nvidia didn't throw together a $5 billion deal and product collaboration in the space of less than 24 hours.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Correlation doesn’t guarantee causation, but there’s evidence to support the theory that Eldridge typically needs an adjustment period.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The study has received a lot of criticism, however, partly because its design cannot prove causation.
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Correlation isn't causation, and Intel and Nvidia didn't throw together a $5 billion deal and product collaboration in the space of less than 24 hours.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Correlation doesn’t guarantee causation, but there’s evidence to support the theory that Eldridge typically needs an adjustment period.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The study has received a lot of criticism, however, partly because its design cannot prove causation.
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causation
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women, behind lung cancer, although death rates have been decreasing over the last three decades.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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