as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime
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Recent Examples of causation
Correlation isn’t causation, but continuity and confidence just might be contagious.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Heritage report attempts to cast doubt on the validity of decades of science by, in part, arguing that studies linking air pollution to health effects fail to prove causation, because they’re not randomized or controlled.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Correlation isn’t causation, but the incidence of seasonal allergies stands at 25% for adults, compared with 10% of all Americans in 1970, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
But population studies can only show associations and not direct causation.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Heritage report attempts to cast doubt on the validity of decades of science by, in part, arguing that studies linking air pollution to health effects fail to prove causation, because they’re not randomized or controlled.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Correlation isn’t causation, but the incidence of seasonal allergies stands at 25% for adults, compared with 10% of all Americans in 1970, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
But population studies can only show associations and not direct causation.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causation
cause
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The proximate cause of the latest dispute was not a flyswatter or a report but a letter, written by Macron and delivered to the King of Morocco in late July of last year.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2025
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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