attribute
verb (used with object)
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
are attributing
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present progressiveof attribute.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“If you listen to what CEOs say about why they’re doing layoffs, sure, some of them are attributing it to AI. How much we should believe them—that I’m less certain about.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 26, 2026
Ordinary experiences, imperfections, sadness, and anxieties are increasingly given the imprimatur of medical disorders, she concludes: “In other words: we are not getting sicker — we are attributing more to sickness.”
From Salon β May 13, 2025
Some climate scientists are attributing the increase in the intensity of the recent storms to environmental changes.
From New York Times β Apr. 12, 2022
Analysts are attributing the new party’s unexpected victory to its pledges to bring transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and reforms to key sectors.
From Seattle Times β Nov. 15, 2021
And let me tell you this, Polson, you are attributing your position and its accompanying hardships to the wrong cause altogether.
From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by W. Herbert Holloway
