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as in travels
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 identifies
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 combines
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 cooperates
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 mixes
to take part in social activities
you should try to associate with people your own age
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as in colleagues
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 coworkers
a fellow worker
my associates at the office
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Recent Examples of associates
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
The brain also associates hyperarousal while playing video games with dopamine.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
According to the press release, the park employed about 70 full-time associates.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
His business associates view him as both blithely charming and, in a word, obsessed.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Kerr and his coaching staff also have more associates who can access data that wasn’t available during his career.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The new labor alliance would represent over 300 museum staffers, a workforce composed of curators, educators, guest relations associates and more.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In other words, the type of wager that Porter and his associates tried to exploit is a distinct byproduct of the legal-online-betting era.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
My assistant managers and our retail associates are incredible.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Status reported last week that Weiss, who was named to her new job overseeing CBS News earlier this month, has spoken to associates about Baier, perhaps as anchor of the evening broadcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Everyone associates that with us.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
The brain also associates hyperarousal while playing video games with dopamine.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
According to the press release, the park employed about 70 full-time associates.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
His business associates view him as both blithely charming and, in a word, obsessed.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Kerr and his coaching staff also have more associates who can access data that wasn’t available during his career.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The new labor alliance would represent over 300 museum staffers, a workforce composed of curators, educators, guest relations associates and more.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In other words, the type of wager that Porter and his associates tried to exploit is a distinct byproduct of the legal-online-betting era.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
My assistant managers and our retail associates are incredible.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Status reported last week that Weiss, who was named to her new job overseeing CBS News earlier this month, has spoken to associates about Baier, perhaps as anchor of the evening broadcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for associates
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On a sweltering July day, a steady stream of fans travels to the outskirts of Fort Worth to point iPhones across the highway at the TV greasy spoon frequented by oil industry fixer Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid travels back up from the stomach into the esophagus (tube connecting the throat to the stomach).—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
9 Nov. 2025
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For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Álvarez specifically identifies Colombian President Duque and former President Alvaro Uribe as having knowledge of a secret meeting at a Marriott Hotel in Bogota where discussions included combating the ELN.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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His keen playful writing combines magical realism, genre-busting humor, literary zip—and there are few people better suited to adapting Wilder than Ethan Lipton.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Washington has built a strong trade relationship with Brazil, for instance, and cooperates with India and Indonesia on matters of defense.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
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The series mixes the fun and chaos of family life with the excitement and adventure of the typical superhero show.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
10 Nov. 2025
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Last week, Flory released the barn-dance project Man of Visions, a 10-track album that mixes bluegrass with folk, Appalachia with Texas.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Beginning in 2012, my colleagues and I helped thousands of interdisciplinary teams at IBM become more entrepreneurial, more agile, and more customer-focused.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Some of their most politically vulnerable members are returning to Washington desperate to keep colleagues in both chambers from losing interest in immediate results.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Contrarily, Seehorn is invariably generous toward her fans, her collaborators from the bottom up and the work that bonds them all.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Half-brothers Wirt and Greg certainly have their disagreements during their journey through the Unknown, but what bonds them in the end, like Lucy carrying her tired little brother Linus home to bed in Great Pumpkin, is fathomless love.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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This also correlates with an increase in the number of Americans who hold a positive view of religion.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Justice represents the Sun in Libra, and the Two of Swords correlates to the Moon in Libra.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Associates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associates. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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