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
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.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imputed
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Boelter’s motivation remains unclear, but investigators found a one-and-a-half-page letter, described as rambling and difficult to read, that was ascribed to him.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In that vacuum, Republicans have often ascribed political bias as the motivation without providing concrete evidence to back it up, said Stevenson, the debanking expert.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shirley Valentine serves as an escape for those who envision a life more exciting, a fact to which Collins attributed its success.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Just over half of the improvement in operating margins was attributed to the sale of the Weitzman business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Imputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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