1
as in travelling
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 identifying
to think of (something) in combination
she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fiancé, who died in Vietnam
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3
as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water
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4
as in cooperating
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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5
as in mixing
to take part in social activities
you should try to associate with people your own age
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Recent Examples of associating
Another drawback is that multitasking in remote meetings is sometimes perceived as inappropriate behavior, with some individuals explicitly associating it with being impolite.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
To give some dimension to the flat caricature of her and of Mignini that people were associating with this story.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The Aussie star has been associating with The New Day since his regular tag team partner, Austin Theory, was sidelined with an injury.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Commit to regularly offering valuable insights so people start recognizing your name and associating it with expertise.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Stories about vampires drinking young blood to maintain their youthful glow and ancient civilizations associating blood with having special powers have been circulating for a long time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Shorter sci-fi stabs meet surging upward flourishes which also link Believe stylistically to disco and Hi-NRG, associating the track with certain gay subcultural histories.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2025
Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
To give some dimension to the flat caricature of her and of Mignini that people were associating with this story.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The Aussie star has been associating with The New Day since his regular tag team partner, Austin Theory, was sidelined with an injury.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Commit to regularly offering valuable insights so people start recognizing your name and associating it with expertise.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Stories about vampires drinking young blood to maintain their youthful glow and ancient civilizations associating blood with having special powers have been circulating for a long time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Shorter sci-fi stabs meet surging upward flourishes which also link Believe stylistically to disco and Hi-NRG, associating the track with certain gay subcultural histories.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for associating
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Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The answer against Florida and Missouri was McConkey, who had his two best games of the year, combining for 13 catches and 230 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Contributions from dancer Elena Toupalidou, poet Lily Ashley, chef Dalad Kambhu and others distilled the brand’s archive into eight life chapters, combining creativity, perception and craft.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The two surviving children were interviewed by police and are cooperating with their investigation, said Stallman.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Twiggs is cooperating with investigators and has not been charged with a crime.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rick Owens was absolutely stunning, an emotional moment mixing music, staging, location…all the ingredients to highlight a strong and powerful collection.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Researchers used a chemical-mixing lab robot and machine learning to test formulas, and their proprietary AI accurately predicted which combinations would succeed, outperforming existing deep neural networks.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Isabella Lozano had been traveling in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the crash happened in front of her vehicle.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pair it with a cardigan and ballet flats for a cozy spin, style it with a blazer and bodysuit for the office, or go casual with a graphic tee and sneakers while traveling.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Upon connecting with the link and entering the code, the recipient is presented with a drag-and-drop target for sharing files with the requester.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rather than kicking off as a team, early episodes will tease out their backstories and individual motivations before uniting the Nein.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Associating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associating. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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