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Definition of associatednext

associated

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verb

past tense of associate
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as in connected
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 mixed
to take part in social activities you should try to associate with people your own age

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Recent Examples of associated
Adjective
Operational hydrogen propulsion by the 2030s The company’s latest milestone advances Japan’s strategy to export both hydrogen ship technology and associated fuel-supply systems. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026 The vault code — and associated prizes — resets every hour. Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
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The cooling sensation from menthol can help relax muscles, improve circulation, and reduce pain signals associated with tension headaches. T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026 As such, the kind of shoes once associated with orthopedics (or as people are calling them, grandma sandals) has become essential. Alex Sales, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for associated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for associated
Adjective
  • Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.
    Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Submissions of related photos also are welcome.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • Many evangelicals of Hatmaker’s generation have travelled the same path of pointed questioning—not just about specific verses or churches but about their whole cultural milieu.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The viaducts that constitute the freeway, one of the most traveled in the Bay Area, are 71 years old and carry thousands of vehicles daily.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • Intermediaries directly connected to, and in at least one case compensated by, Musk have circulated dozens of pages of detailed opposition research about Altman.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Snow crews with Keystone worked to keep terrain connected through the end of the season, despite limited snow.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • Some flights to London City airport, for example, have now been combined with aircraft heading to the Big Smoke’s Gatwick.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • The truck driver remained at the location and cooperated with officers, the CHP said.
    City News Service, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • In this technique, plants are suspended in air with a spray of water mixed with minerals applied to their roots every few seconds.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Officials contacted Maywood's water reclamation because chemicals in the building may have mixed with the water and entered the sewage.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The result of Murakami’s thinking about the cyclical, interrelated influence of art upon itself in different historical eras, spanning east to west and back again, can be seen on the white walls at Perrotin.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There are varied, complex and often interrelated reasons why so many Venezuelans have made Westonzuela their home.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After decades of Communism, the economy expanded; Hungary joined NATO and was on its way to full membership in the European Union.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Because the two halves of the mandible had not yet joined, the creature would have been physically incapable of eating on its own.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Associated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associated. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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