attribute

[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb yut, ˈæ trəˌbyut /

NOUN

feature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspect characteristic facet idiosyncrasy peculiarity quality quirk trait virtue

STRONG

character indication mark note particularity point property proprium sign speciality symbol

VERB

ascribe, assign to source

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply associate blame connect credit refer trace

STRONG

accredit charge impute lay reference

WEAK

account for fix upon hang on hold responsible pin on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect

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Khamenei, in a statement attributed to him on Friday on the occasion of the Persian New Year, said that strategy won’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tens of thousands of job cuts have already been attributed to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indeed, much of his success—and that of Goldman from 2006 to 2018, when he ran the place—may be attributed to his talent for channeling fretfulness into vigilance.

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The company attributed about $161.4 million of that to a “revaluation loss from the change in fair-value warrant liabilities” after its stock became more valuable.

From MarketWatch

Streamers are seeking more data to determine how much of the drop in share of viewership can be attributed to the adoption of ARF data as opposed to actual viewing shifts since January.

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