attributes
Example Sentences
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Lowe primarily attributes this behavior shift to warming waters from climate change.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Her doctor attributes it to the drug working.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
"He has got all the attributes to be one of the best left-backs in the world," the Newcastle United defender said of team-mate Lewis Hall.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
He attributes this to chocolate shakes, chicken soup and peanut butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Chlordane, another chlorinated hydrocarbon, has all these unpleasant attributes of DDT plus a few that are peculiarly its own.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.