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as in attributing
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck
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as in believing
to regard as right or true
I simply cannot credit that story about the boy who was supposedly raised by wolves
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Recent Examples of crediting
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Donna Summer’s Posthumous Hits Since her death, several tracks crediting Summer have been released, and some have even become hits on Billboard rankings.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Similar declines in stop-arm violations have also been reported in Hillsborough County, with officials crediting the technology for helping to change driver behavior almost immediately.
—Buspatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Chinese authorities said that headline CPI had slipped into negative territory largely due to the high-base last year and lower food prices, while crediting the narrower decline in producer prices in part to Beijing's efforts in regulating the excessive price competition.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Davies died on Saturday after a decade-long battle with Multiple Myeloma, the band said, crediting him as creative force in the group.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Abbott said the legislation puts Texas on a healthier path, crediting Kennedy with galvanizing healthier living movement.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
The trend continued as of this past January, again with city officials crediting local and federal partnerships, along with hiring more police officers in recent years and leaning into community violence intervention groups.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Applied Materials filed a patent application crediting the duo as inventors with the National Intellectual Property Administration in China after the two joined the Santa Clara company, the Beijing firm said, alleging that the content revealed trade secrets co-owned by E-Town and Mattson.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Donna Summer’s Posthumous Hits Since her death, several tracks crediting Summer have been released, and some have even become hits on Billboard rankings.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Similar declines in stop-arm violations have also been reported in Hillsborough County, with officials crediting the technology for helping to change driver behavior almost immediately.
—Buspatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Chinese authorities said that headline CPI had slipped into negative territory largely due to the high-base last year and lower food prices, while crediting the narrower decline in producer prices in part to Beijing's efforts in regulating the excessive price competition.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Davies died on Saturday after a decade-long battle with Multiple Myeloma, the band said, crediting him as creative force in the group.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Abbott said the legislation puts Texas on a healthier path, crediting Kennedy with galvanizing healthier living movement.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
The trend continued as of this past January, again with city officials crediting local and federal partnerships, along with hiring more police officers in recent years and leaning into community violence intervention groups.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Applied Materials filed a patent application crediting the duo as inventors with the National Intellectual Property Administration in China after the two joined the Santa Clara company, the Beijing firm said, alleging that the content revealed trade secrets co-owned by E-Town and Mattson.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crediting
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The time to prepare for AI agents is now, and CISOs can start by establishing AI observability capable of tracking, auditing and attributing agentic behaviors across environments.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kentucky reported at least 1,223 work zone crashes in 2024, with officials attributing seven deaths and 298 injuries to those crashes.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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When she was eventually released, Lee and a small group of her followers made the journey to America to spread their gospel, believing the people of Manchester to be poisoned by the teachings of the Church of England.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stop believing the convergence narrative.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Poor luck plagued him, but ascribing all of this outing to misfortune is misguided.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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But if anyone is taking bets on who will shape the future of fashion publishing, Enninful is surely in the running.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last Week Tonight won twice and while accepting, both John Oliver and head writer Dan O’Brien speed ran their thanks.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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While accepting the trophy for Outstanding Talk Series at the 2025 Emmy Awards for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the late night host acknowledged Amy Cole — a longtime colleague on his CBS show and projects before it, including Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Crediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crediting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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