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credited

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verb

past tense of credit
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as in attributed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck

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Recent Examples of credited
Adjective
The band will see an increase in publishing, and as a credited songwriter, Moss will continue to receive publishing income, while the new master revenues do not involve him. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026 Feehan is also the credited creator of the series, based on characters created by Sheridan and John Linson. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 According to Vogue, Princess Kate helped design the blue plaid coat — a possible fashion first for her as a credited collaborator. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
In Goldman’s 2026 proxy statement, the bank credited him with overseeing its artificial intelligence initiatives. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Paul Cassirer, the subject of the latter exhibition, is credited with bringing Impressionism to Germany and helping the country’s museums acquire top works. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Hathaway, a New York City native and lifelong Knicks fan, was jokingly credited for their change in fortune by yours truly and a host of others. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 Ease of claiming, how quickly the bonus is credited, and the strength of ongoing and sport-specific promotions also factor into our rankings. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 His endorsement of DeSantis in 2018 is credited for that year’s GOP victory. — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Jenna Baker, a producer credited during her run on the show as Jenna Hovland, says the network turned the heat up going into the next season. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 Paris Hilton publicly credited red light therapy with extending the life of her Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, to 25 years. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Among linebackers, junior Luke Ulibarri of El Camino Real has been credited with 86 tackles in five games. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credited
Adjective
  • The beloved songwriter, recording artist, actor and businesswoman was an honored musician, earning 10 Grammy Awards and 10 Country Music Assn.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The soprano sang on nearly two dozen Top 40 singles on Billboard’s R&B chart and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 with the Vandellas as the second all-female group to be so honored.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Independent Leadership Council pollster Brett Loyd attributed Kiley’s increase to a larger number of voters in the district who have unfavorable views of both major political parties.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In an interview with Sportico last week, former Murphy aide Peter Mills attributed the failure of a more robust Senate opposition to coalescence against the PCSA in part to the past split between Murphy and Booker.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • It has long been believed, based on ancient accounts, that a young Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle at Mieza.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Neighbors initially believed the person may have been trying to break into the vehicles.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As automation within organizations increases, human connection will become more valued and unique, enabling companies who use it wisely to gain a competitive advantage.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
Verb
  • Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Walk-ups to the center will be accepted and the facility has storage available for personal belongings if needed.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Seeing how that develops will be an under-appreciated benefit of this legislation.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Certainly, the ancient Greeks appreciated symmetry and precision in their architecture; it’s even been hypothesized that this symmetry was considered divine and thus represented religious dedication to the space.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The plane descended sharply, losing half its altitude in less than two minutes, before other crew members took control of the Boeing 737 Max and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Credited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credited. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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