as in ascribing
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 imputing
His definition of terrorism does not require imputing specific motives to protesters who own a gun or, like Renee Nicole Good, drive a car.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
That data is then preprocessed by imputing gaps, flagging outliers and normalizing signals.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Estimates are that some 35% of BLS data for its price reports is affected in some way by imputing.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
That data is then preprocessed by imputing gaps, flagging outliers and normalizing signals.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Estimates are that some 35% of BLS data for its price reports is affected in some way by imputing.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imputing
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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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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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The petition cited recently enacted or attempted men’s sports program cuts at California Baptist, East Tennessee State and Clemson, attributing them squarely to the policy.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Imputing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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