associated

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adjective

as·​so·​ci·​at·​ed ə-ˈsō-shē-ˌā-təd 

-sē-

1

: joined together often in a working relationship

On April 29, 2016, the Firm completed the spin-off of Quorum Health Corporation ("QHC"), comprised of 38 associated hospitals and related outpatient services in 16 states …

—Mack Mortenson

2

: related, connected, or combined together

a computer terminal and its associated printer

The Two Arms Curl develops the arm flexors … and associated muscle groups.

—Philip J. Rasch

associated

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past tense and past participle of associate entry 1

Examples of associated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Ownership itself also deserves attention, and this means that all associated domains should be registered to your company, not to a founder personally, a former employee, an outside agency or a contractor who set up the website years ago. — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

These associated costs included weekly cleaning services and internet and TV subscriptions, according to Kleger-Heine’s letter and credit card statements viewed by The Times. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Although the front will be strong, the associated rainfall may be relatively limited as the strongest upper-level forcing lifts northeast of the region. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing associated

• community-associated

Rhymes for associated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated