1
as in attributing
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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as in believing
to regard as right or true
I simply cannot credit that story about the boy who was supposedly raised by wolves
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Recent Examples of crediting
Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman said Garland has looked physically stronger, crediting his focus on weight training and patience throughout the recovery.
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Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet, while critics dismiss him as more hype than insight, investors Fortune spoke with see him differently, crediting his essays and early portfolio bets with unusual foresight.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
While the divorce was finalized earlier this year, Lopez appears to have no hard feelings for her ex, even crediting Affleck for being the reason the movie was made.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Tocchet has already come away impressed with the Cates-Tyson Foerster-Bobby Brink line, crediting them Saturday for setting the pace in practice.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
No rockets had landed, Choi said, crediting Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
A number of high profile soccer and NFL stars have expressed their enthusiasm for chess, with several athletes from across a variety of sports crediting it with helping their own profession.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Luna said Kirk offered her the job at Turning Point USA, crediting Kirk with having the foresight to anticipate the importance of Hispanic voter outreach for the Republican Party.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet, while critics dismiss him as more hype than insight, investors Fortune spoke with see him differently, crediting his essays and early portfolio bets with unusual foresight.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
While the divorce was finalized earlier this year, Lopez appears to have no hard feelings for her ex, even crediting Affleck for being the reason the movie was made.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Tocchet has already come away impressed with the Cates-Tyson Foerster-Bobby Brink line, crediting them Saturday for setting the pace in practice.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
No rockets had landed, Choi said, crediting Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
A number of high profile soccer and NFL stars have expressed their enthusiasm for chess, with several athletes from across a variety of sports crediting it with helping their own profession.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Luna said Kirk offered her the job at Turning Point USA, crediting Kirk with having the foresight to anticipate the importance of Hispanic voter outreach for the Republican Party.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crediting
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Those investments have already begun to pay off, as Walmart reported a 26 percent growth in e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2025, attributing the gains in part to faster delivery speeds.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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But with officials attributing nearly 90% of waterway pollution to encampments, the city also had to reduce the impacts from the unhoused population as part of its permit, which proved a costly endeavor last year.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only observed event that Americans are mostly unified on is believing that the Epstein files are a cover-up, according to the survey, with 78 percent agreeing and only 22 percent believing that there’s nothing in the files.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Harbaugh was right in believing Herbert could fix many problems within an NFL game.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Poor luck plagued him, but ascribing all of this outing to misfortune is misguided.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Over subsequent decades, this credo would face challenges, including from New Deal–era progressives wary of rich men ascribing to charity what was properly the realm of the state and of McCarthyite conservatives targeting philanthropic foundations as part of anticommunist fearmongering.—
Mark Malloch-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2024
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After all, Blue Moon was about taking the actor’s natural appeal from him.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s the risk Benioff is taking, along with Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and others who are wagering that this administration and its strong-man instincts will outlast the next three years.—
Tom Chavez,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Passengers need more control of their seat assignments Ideally, there would also be a mechanism for accepting or rejecting a new seat.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Besides the power of the auto industry, Americans have become accepting of the ten of thousands of car crash fatalities every year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Crediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crediting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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