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
Assigning causality in such cases is like trying to force a freshly-shucked oyster into the coin slot of a parking meter, and nearly as ridiculous.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s causality and cause and effect.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
These studies, like most studies that assess environmental exposures, typically cannot determine causality between agricultural-pesticide exposure and autism risk.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
To infer causality or intent within those actions is even more difficult, if not impossible, when so many other factors are at play beyond Paqueta’s control.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for causality
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s causality and cause and effect.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
These studies, like most studies that assess environmental exposures, typically cannot determine causality between agricultural-pesticide exposure and autism risk.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
To infer causality or intent within those actions is even more difficult, if not impossible, when so many other factors are at play beyond Paqueta’s control.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for causality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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Actors and rock stars from the counterculture scene—including the band Jefferson Airplane—started donating money and cars to the cause.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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No arrests have been made at this time, and the fire marshal has not yet determined the cause of the fire.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This means the study shows an association between premature menopause and heart disease, not causation.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
20 Mar. 2026
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While this study doesn’t establish causation between playing or listening to music and cognitive health, the numbers are pretty persuasive in and of themselves.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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