imputed

Definition of imputednext
past tense of impute
as in ascribed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else people often impute his silence to unfriendliness and not to the shyness it really represents

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Recent Examples of imputed Thus, there is not a simple answer as business outcomes are layered, and in many cases, not enough data can be imputed to necessarily obtain the correct outcome. Shai Zamanian, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 That means that now, more than a third of price data in the CPI is imputed—estimated rather than directly observed—since fewer agents are collecting prices in person. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Johnson ascribed magical powers to said mustache and had the receipts to back it up.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Company officials ascribed the volume of recalls to the company’s scale.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 20 July 2026
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  • Ahead of the film’s 20th anniversary, the actress attributed the good vibes on set to her former costar Black.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, Kate later attributed the change to spending time in the sun.
    Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Imputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputed. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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