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as in attributed
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 believed
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 credited
Matt Clinch, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Artists whose works are part of the massive training data sets that the computers utilize to generate their results should be credited and paid for?
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Though their handiwork is often glimpsed too briefly, special makeup effects designer Patrick Magee and VFX supervisor Justin Martinez (both credited for the entire feature) contribute some vividly icky, grotesque images.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Accenture, which has credited $3 billion in new business to clients demanding help deploying Gen AI, saw its stock rise 2% Thursday morning.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Bill Simmons is credited as the originator of the idea.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Though its existence was fleeting, the group is credited with expanding documentary photography to embrace subjectivity as well as objectivity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
The track is credited to five different actors, who all may earn their first hit on both of those tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
Ong was credited with bringing Formula One to Singapore in 2008.
—Matt Clinch, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Artists whose works are part of the massive training data sets that the computers utilize to generate their results should be credited and paid for?
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Though their handiwork is often glimpsed too briefly, special makeup effects designer Patrick Magee and VFX supervisor Justin Martinez (both credited for the entire feature) contribute some vividly icky, grotesque images.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Accenture, which has credited $3 billion in new business to clients demanding help deploying Gen AI, saw its stock rise 2% Thursday morning.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Bill Simmons is credited as the originator of the idea.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Though its existence was fleeting, the group is credited with expanding documentary photography to embrace subjectivity as well as objectivity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
The track is credited to five different actors, who all may earn their first hit on both of those tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credited
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County officials attributed increasing mosquito activity to warmer temperatures brought by climate change.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a reduction in sales from online ordering, digital marketing, and online ticketing and reservation businesses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Borgwardt also is also alleged to have taken photos of his passport, moved funds to a foreign bank and changed his email address, and he was believed to have been communicating with a woman from Uzbekistan, Podoll said.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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That included Ismail Haniyeh, who led Hamas’ political bureau from 2017 to July 2024, when he was killed while on a diplomatic visit to Iran’s capital, Tehran, in an assassination believed to have been carried out by Israel.Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Data collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s suggested different races have different lung capacities, a phenomenon researchers ascribed to innate biology rather than social, economic or environmental factors.Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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This is all to say that the problems often ascribed to climate change are fundamentally problems of poverty.Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
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Comments on that plan are being accepted through Friday.Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Providing a customer signature experience means a valued and distinctive experience for your customers based on the foundational elements of expert guidance, confidence in the project schedule and appreciation of their business.Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
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And of course, the most valued and highly viewed sports programming, the playoffs, rarely shows up on RSNs but is usually broadcast exclusively on national cable networks.Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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The esteemed inventor, Mr. Edison visits Norman Henry (Patinkin) to pitch his latest technological device.Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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This Victorian building was once home to esteemed figures like City Councilmember Harry L. Haynes and Austin's first Black pharmacist, Thomas Delashwah.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Credited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credited. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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