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put down to

VERB

refer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign attribute cite hint indicate introduce invoke point out specify

STRONG

accredit adduce advert allude ascribe associate charge credit designate excerpt exemplify extract glance impute insert instance interpolate lay name notice point quote

WEAK

bring up direct attention give as example make allusion make mention of make reference speak about speak of touch on

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore insert neglect remove

WEAK

hold back

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But its shares fell in extended trading, which Ruth Foxe-Blader, managing partner at US venture capital firm Citrine Venture Partners, put down to "a law of large numbers".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The regulator said most of this improvement can be put down to drier weather rather than infrastructure upgrades.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In September 2025, Logistics UK reported an annual 1.9% decline in HGV drivers, which has been put down to a declining workforce, ageing demographics and training gaps.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Empress Masako, a former high-flying diplomat, struggled for years with a stress-related illness after joining the household, which some have put down to the pressure to have a boy.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

It seemed purely chance at first, an epidemic of good health that the less intelligent of the trainees were tempted to put down to their own improving techniques.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

put down to

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