1
as in to ascribe
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force
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as in to explain
to give the reason for or cause of
a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood
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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
list the attributes of a mammal
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Recent Examples of attribute
Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Marketing-Sourced Pipeline This figure helps executives understand how much sales revenue can be directly attributed to marketing and PR channels.
—Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Footwear News, 23 May 2025
If, through some freaky genetic engineering, a scientist could combine the physical attributes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, what might be the result?
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Verb
Seroka attributed the decrease in job opportunities to lower cargo volume moving through the port.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Marketing-Sourced Pipeline This figure helps executives understand how much sales revenue can be directly attributed to marketing and PR channels.
—Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
The Clog industry is undergoing an evolution, shifting from functional attributes to cultural and social attributes.
—Footwear News, 23 May 2025
If, through some freaky genetic engineering, a scientist could combine the physical attributes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, what might be the result?
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attribute
Verb
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The latest results show the trend exists across demographic groups, even as some groups are slightly less likely to ascribe meaningful differences to the political parties.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
2 June 2025
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With an Apple account solely dedicated to your Apple TV box and Apple TV hardware and software tracking disabled as much as possible, Apple would have minimal data to ascribe to you as an Apple TV owner.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Nivola in Lochlan’s season-ending near-death experience and Koch in a one-take episode in which Erik explains to his attorney the abuse within the Menendez household.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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The smaller budget is in part explained by the expiration of one-time spending that came as part of 2023’s more than $70 billion budget that raised spending by nearly 40%.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Besides searching for the likes of methane and ammonia, the characteristics of the planet's atmosphere discernible to JWST could point to which formation model – core accretion or disk instability – is the correct one, or even whether a brand new formation model is needed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The tune, which doesn’t actually credit Creed at all, is essentially just a dancified reworking of the early rock win.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Upon first visiting Manhattan back in 1915, Moore had credited the editors of the little magazines and her experience at Alfred Stieglitz’s gallery, 291, with instilling in her the desire to move.—
Susan Gubar
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Verb
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But as cloud spend goes up, the need to justify cost efforts and demonstrate cost avoidance to execs will increase.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His breezy accounts betray no anxiety to justify the expense of sending him around the world.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The stylish design comes in four color options to fit nearly any space, while the 360-degree swivel feature allows for quiet, seamless movement.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Low-cost subscriptions can offer robust features like centralized management dashboards, advanced reporting and dedicated support.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The study found that, once again, this trait strongly predicted breadcrumbing, and was also associated with ghosting behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Compared with the other dragons in the original, which character designer Nico Marlet imagined with comically lopsided proportions — bulgy eyes, oversize heads, ungainly fangs — Toothless was an elegant mix of feline and canine traits, mapped onto a sleek black reptilian body.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Especially in performance marketing, where affiliate programs, attribution logic and performance optimization all run on technical fluency and human judgment.—
David Pickard,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The design also balances user experience with publisher ecosystem health by ensuring clear attribution and driving traffic back to original sources.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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“Attribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attribute. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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