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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
The Osmonds’ success earned them a rarified status in the Church of Latter-day Saints, with church elders crediting them with tens of thousands of baptisms during the Seventies.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors described the arrest as a major breakthrough in a case that had gone unsolved for decades, crediting advances in DNA technology and years of investigative work.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The Herrera family attorney, Roberto Mario Martínez, also spoke, crediting public pressure with pushing authorities to treat the case as a criminal investigation.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Vergata’s remains were not even officially identified until a month after Heuermann’s arrest, with investigators crediting advancements in technology for their break in the case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
An Olivehurst man was sentenced to 55 years to life in prison for raping a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said, crediting the victim’s testimony with helping secure the conviction.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Your book is going to reframe how people think about boy bands, or at least the sort of taboos that live deep within us—not crediting this music as valid, thinking of these groups as unartistic, or uncool.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
TikTokers are taking straight shots of olive oil and crediting the Mediterranean diet for everything from glowing skin to a longer life.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite the funding lapse, Mullin said DHS operations remain active, crediting employees who have continued to report to work without the certainty of pay.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors described the arrest as a major breakthrough in a case that had gone unsolved for decades, crediting advances in DNA technology and years of investigative work.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The Herrera family attorney, Roberto Mario Martínez, also spoke, crediting public pressure with pushing authorities to treat the case as a criminal investigation.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Vergata’s remains were not even officially identified until a month after Heuermann’s arrest, with investigators crediting advancements in technology for their break in the case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
An Olivehurst man was sentenced to 55 years to life in prison for raping a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said, crediting the victim’s testimony with helping secure the conviction.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Your book is going to reframe how people think about boy bands, or at least the sort of taboos that live deep within us—not crediting this music as valid, thinking of these groups as unartistic, or uncool.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
TikTokers are taking straight shots of olive oil and crediting the Mediterranean diet for everything from glowing skin to a longer life.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Despite the funding lapse, Mullin said DHS operations remain active, crediting employees who have continued to report to work without the certainty of pay.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crediting
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Anthropomorphism means attributing human characteristics to non-human objects.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Only Murders in the Building star previously addressed speculation about changes in her appearance and mannerisms, attributing the differences to her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooke Sutton / Getty Images The pair allegedly used fake personal financial and bank statements, driver's licenses, and Secretary of State documents in an attempt to trick lenders into believing that the loans were for companies owned by the players.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The two women fall in love, believing their solitary life in the woods is the best place to conceal their love.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Wednesday’s verdict in Los Angeles on the ninth day of jury deliberations shows the difficulty of ascribing how much social media is to blame for youths suffering varying degrees of distress.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 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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Other officers in the area saw the two men in a struggle and assisted in taking Mullins into custody, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ragucci was expected to testify about accepting envelopes filled with cash from Dennis Colucci in his office and later from the brothers after lunch meetings at Chicago-area steakhouses like Gibsons, court records show.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ferguson previously faced scrutiny for accepting money from Epstein around 2010.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Crediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crediting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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