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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 agency, along with its public advocate’s office, argued that crediting solar developers at the higher rate would raise bills for customers who don’t have solar, who would still have to shoulder the cost of grid maintenance.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Another account posted that Jerry Seinfeld has been killed in similar fashion, once again crediting Deadline.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Ukraine's air defenses shot down most of the Russian missiles, Zelenskyy said, crediting Western partners for timely delivery of additional air defense interceptors.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
The downward trend is happening a bit earlier than originally projected, Bell said on Wednesday, crediting public health groundwork that has helped rapidly identify cases and potential exposures and drive quarantine guidance.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Some experts say if Kim Jong Un sought to use the congress to solidify his daughter as successor, the signals would likely be subtle, such as self-congratulatory statements about North Korea’s survival and crediting that endurance to the successful inheritance of the socialist cause.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Police in the Denver metro area are crediting a police drone for helping officers locate an older woman with Alzheimer's.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The plans presented at Thursday’s meeting elicited generally favorable reviews, with several residents in attendance crediting the McChords for responding to local feedback.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced the find last week, crediting a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Another account posted that Jerry Seinfeld has been killed in similar fashion, once again crediting Deadline.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Ukraine's air defenses shot down most of the Russian missiles, Zelenskyy said, crediting Western partners for timely delivery of additional air defense interceptors.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
The downward trend is happening a bit earlier than originally projected, Bell said on Wednesday, crediting public health groundwork that has helped rapidly identify cases and potential exposures and drive quarantine guidance.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Some experts say if Kim Jong Un sought to use the congress to solidify his daughter as successor, the signals would likely be subtle, such as self-congratulatory statements about North Korea’s survival and crediting that endurance to the successful inheritance of the socialist cause.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Police in the Denver metro area are crediting a police drone for helping officers locate an older woman with Alzheimer's.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The plans presented at Thursday’s meeting elicited generally favorable reviews, with several residents in attendance crediting the McChords for responding to local feedback.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced the find last week, crediting a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crediting
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In 2021, San Diego prosecutors unsealed an indictment attributing an explosion of violence in Tijuana to a criminal cell known as Los Cabos, who allegedly acted as a brutal enforcement arm of the CJNG.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In mid-February, Publishers Weekly reported that a hundred thousand copies of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel had sold in the first two months of this year, compared with a hundred and eighty thousand total last year, attributing the increase to book clubs and influencers of all stripes embracing it.—
Radhika Jones,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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America, keep believing that giving more power to big business and billionaires works best for customers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In this way, prediction markets are the perfect technology for a low-trust society, simultaneously exploiting and reifying an environment in which believing the motives behind any person or action becomes harder.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
5 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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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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And the then-new audio streaming services, like Spotify, were taking hits from creators for paying low royalty rates.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Duncanville picked up the pace in the third quarter, taking a 38-34-lead into the fourth.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now that local leaders have cleared the way, CoreCivic can begin accepting detainees under its $60 million-a-year contract with ICE.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The charter also embraced a mission as the neighborhood school — automatically accepting all who showed up at its doors.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Crediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crediting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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