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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people
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as in to identify
to think of (something) in combination
she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fiancé, who died in Vietnam
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as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit
the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers
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as in colleague
a person frequently seen in the company of another
a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI
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as in partner
a fellow worker
my associates at the office
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as in auxiliary
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Recent Examples of associate
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Shin was formerly the associate administrator for aeronautics with NASA from 2008 to 2019, joined Hyundai Motor Group in late 2019 as an executive vice president, and later was named CEO of Supernal in February 2020 and president of the parent AAM unit in December 2020.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Even Vogue’s audience development associate manager Molly Barstein is a fan.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey, recently said.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Shin was formerly the associate administrator for aeronautics with NASA from 2008 to 2019, joined Hyundai Motor Group in late 2019 as an executive vice president, and later was named CEO of Supernal in February 2020 and president of the parent AAM unit in December 2020.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Another useful predictor of recessions has been earnings growth, as a recession is typically associated with a year-over-year decline in corporate profits.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
But the letters don’t obviate the need for committee meetings, said Peter Lurie, a former associate FDA commissioner who heads the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Even Vogue’s audience development associate manager Molly Barstein is a fan.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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Reporter Duaa Eldeib interviewed Sutton-Schulman and L multiple times and traveled to North Carolina for additional reporting.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Who isn't searching for Japan travel?—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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That refers to the time in mid-July 2024 when state officials including Johnson and Laidlaw identified the site at 6310 Arkansas 215 south, about 8 miles north of Charleston, as a potential location for the new prison and July 31, 2024, when the state signed a contingency on the property.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the scene, a member of the Toronto Police who identified himself as Officer Kim repeatedly prevented EW from approaching the woman for comment.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Once a 19th-century military outpost, Fort Robinson now combines historic sites with miles of hiking and horseback trails.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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By combining co-creation, creator signals, and data systems, the company has built an engine for capturing information at scale and acting on it faster than rivals.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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His comments come as South Korea reels from the raids – one of the largest by US immigration enforcement agencies in recent years, and which threatens to create a rift between two close partners that have long cooperated on military and economic matters.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The report was shared with authorities, and the district cooperated with the investigation, Bohrer said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Otsuki’s collection, elements of the Japanese salaryman mixed with the urbanity of Gere’s Julian Kay create a compelling blend of references that ultimately play to each designer’s strength.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For bourbon lovers, mix up a Gold Rush (all those recipes are below).—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even some of Barrett’s liberal colleagues have said the Constitution and the rule of law could be at risk.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wollweber and his colleagues wanted to see if the Lokiarchaea’s tubulin-like proteins behaved like the eukaryotic versions.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Guys like Dyami Brown and Parker Washington are very solid auxiliary receivers.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The first stoppage occurred two minutes into the game, resulting in a 25-minute stoppage as the arena crew wheeled out auxiliary clocks onto the baseline and turned off the main clocks above the baskets.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Associate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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