as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own
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Recent Examples of causality
In many countries plunged into war, the causalities include civil society.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The International Agency on Cancer Research found causality between alcohol use and oral, esophageal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
These plans must be regularly updated to address lessons learned from the latest mass causality incidents.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Though civilians were forced to seek shelter in the underground train stations, no causalities have been reported.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The International Agency on Cancer Research found causality between alcohol use and oral, esophageal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
These plans must be regularly updated to address lessons learned from the latest mass causality incidents.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Though civilians were forced to seek shelter in the underground train stations, no causalities have been reported.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for causality
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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