1
as in connected
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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2
as in correlated
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 combined
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 cooperated
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 mixed
to take part in social activities
you should try to associate with people your own age
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as in related
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Recent Examples of associated
Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Medicare’s associated hospital insurance fund faces a similar fate, with policymakers now estimating insolvency by 2032 as well.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
H-1Bs are primarily associated with tech workers from India.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Exidy fielded letters from outraged people who had never played Death Race but associated video games with violence in popular entertainment.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Medicare’s associated hospital insurance fund faces a similar fate, with policymakers now estimating insolvency by 2032 as well.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The ocean anomaly has also been associated with extreme weather events, including droughts; warmer ocean temperatures can also generally help hurricanes develop more rapidly, and exacerbate fires, says Pastelok.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
H-1Bs are primarily associated with tech workers from India.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for associated
Verb
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Through his work, Strachan examines histories often overlooked in mainstream narratives, particularly those connected to the Black diaspora, encouraging viewers to reconsider which histories are celebrated and how they are represented.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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When women sign on to the male gaze Although the concept of the male gaze originally came from film and has expanded to television, art and literature, it is deeply connected to finance, Joyrich said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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There was no mention from Holloway that this decision is directly correlated to the team's on-field struggles.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Who knows if that intensity correlated to second half bump of inspiration for the Panthers, who came back after being down to win the game and earn their second victory of the season.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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When asked about his top five rappers, dead or alive, Thug listed 2Pac, Drake, Wale and Big Sean (combined as one), Kanye West, and Lil Wayne.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.—
Sarah Stella,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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One cooperated with the prosecution and received a 15-year sentence.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, the reception of the study by the field at large has been mixed, indeed, with one archaeologist wondering what’s special about it.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis will share the prize for their discovery of a phenomenon called quantum mechanical tunneling in an electrical circuit, an advance that laid the foundation for quantum computing and other related technology.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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He was set to retire at the end of his term but suffered from lung cancer and died from related complications.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Of 55 scientists ProPublica identified as having worked on recent IRIS assessments, only eight remain in the office, according to a source familiar with the program.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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It has been identified in 21 states.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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So began a campaign that fused blunt political messaging with bighearted moving images—a sensibility not unlike that of Nair’s films.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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This fused the two together, creating the unstoppable Chainsaw Man.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Associated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associated. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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