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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
Especially when discussing the team’s success, Reid has made a habit of crediting his staff — sometimes going as far as naming members individually.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
When a regulatory expert posted online last week crediting STAT with a recent scoop on comments from ACIP’s Kirk Milhoan, one of our reporters had to correct him.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Now more than eight years since the 40-year-old mother of three was shot to death, the new sheriff in town is crediting a podcast by one of Arceneaux’s family members for uncovering the truth about the cold case and helping secure an arrest.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
As the drugs became more available, a growing number of actors, influencers and athletes began crediting the drugs with their drastic weight loss.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Council member Kathy Stewart, who chaired the ad hoc pension committee, said Tolbert has the skills to carry downtown revitalization forward, crediting her for resolving the long-running police and fire pension dispute.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Lee Zeldin, who leads the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at the Utah event, too, crediting Kennedy for helping to spur the agency’s review of its standard for fluoride in drinking water.
—Anna Clark, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Lee Zeldin, who leads the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at the Utah event, too, crediting Kennedy for helping to spur the agency’s review of its standard for fluoride in drinking water.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 Jan. 2026
For years, Tutor has denied having work done, for example crediting her glow to her skincare routine in June 2025.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
When a regulatory expert posted online last week crediting STAT with a recent scoop on comments from ACIP’s Kirk Milhoan, one of our reporters had to correct him.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Now more than eight years since the 40-year-old mother of three was shot to death, the new sheriff in town is crediting a podcast by one of Arceneaux’s family members for uncovering the truth about the cold case and helping secure an arrest.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
As the drugs became more available, a growing number of actors, influencers and athletes began crediting the drugs with their drastic weight loss.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Council member Kathy Stewart, who chaired the ad hoc pension committee, said Tolbert has the skills to carry downtown revitalization forward, crediting her for resolving the long-running police and fire pension dispute.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Lee Zeldin, who leads the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at the Utah event, too, crediting Kennedy for helping to spur the agency’s review of its standard for fluoride in drinking water.
—Anna Clark, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Lee Zeldin, who leads the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at the Utah event, too, crediting Kennedy for helping to spur the agency’s review of its standard for fluoride in drinking water.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 Jan. 2026
For years, Tutor has denied having work done, for example crediting her glow to her skincare routine in June 2025.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crediting
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Still, the predatory hawks that used to feed on those birds haven’t returned this year, Moore said, attributing their absence to avian flu.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Lord of the Rings franchise director Peter Jackson joined the billionaires club in November 2021, with Forbes attributing his financial status to selling a stake in his company, Weta Digital, for $975 million.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Renee Nicole Good was a pawn of leftist politicians and activists who beguiled her into believing that ICE officers are the bad guys and that there is virtue in attacking them, breaking the law and resisting arrest.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2026
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The first-of-a-kind brain-stimulation device approved to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the US has had its efficacy questioned, with scientists believing that its Food and Drug Administration (US) approval was based on too small a study.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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The actress is cautious in ascribing too much power to her position.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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Describing African resistance to slavery as a form of fugitive politics enables us, moreover, to confront accounts that, while acknowledging the reality of the resistance of the enslaved, end up depoliticizing it by ascribing it primarily to private emotions such as fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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Sure, some out there were robbing old people, choking people, robbing them, beating them up, taking their money, but Troy just wasn’t like that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ways to do that include cold showers, taking a nature walk, laughing, taking deep breaths, listening to something relaxing, or humming to yourself.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The court found Kim guilty of accepting bribes from the controversial religious sect Unification Church, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump, too, downplayed his decision to deploy border czar Tom Homan, who himself is controversial after in 2024 alleging accepting $50,000 in cash from FBI agents pretending to be business executives seeking government, to Minneapolis.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Crediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crediting. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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