as in supplement
something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else
the often uneasy relationship between the employer and his correlate, the employee
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as in to associate
to think of (something) in combination
a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work
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Recent Examples of correlate
Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2021
This pull-back correlates with the growing insistence from investors for profitability, shifting streamers’ business tactics.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Autism can be classified into levels, which correlate with a person's level of independence and need for support.
—Heidi Moawad, Md, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As the political scientist Jonathan Rodden has shown, the single biggest correlate of pro- and anti-Trump sentiment is population density.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2021
This pull-back correlates with the growing insistence from investors for profitability, shifting streamers’ business tactics.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, 125 million Americans, which correlates to 37 percent of the population, were living in areas with unsafe ozone levels.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Autism can be classified into levels, which correlate with a person's level of independence and need for support.
—Heidi Moawad, Md, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlate
Noun
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For personalized guidance, Wild Nutrition offers complimentary private consultations with their expert team to ensure that the supplements perfectly align with your specific postpartum needs.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Sunlight can also reduce the vitamin C content of your supplement.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
8 May 2025
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Most funding entities, from science agencies to philanthropic organizations, want to be associated with exciting, groundbreaking work, and sustained observations are too routine to scratch that itch.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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The researchers hypothesized that left- and mixed-handedness could be associated with diseases that occur very early in life, because the dominant hand is determined at a very early age – possibly even before birth.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The Puzzle Me screen reader works as a complement to other screen reader technology.—
Robyn Weintraub,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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There were a few uncharacteristic giveaways from Scheifele, but Winnipeg should head into Game 2 with its full complement of forwards intact.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Investigators were then able to identify two other similar cases that occurred overnight May 7 in Sanford, according to the report.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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The victim was later identified as Terry Lee Gambrel, a 25-year-old Marine corporal, who had hitched a ride with Kraft to meet friends at a party, the sheriff's department said in a separate release.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Heiss felt toward the relationship between them a kind of atavistic idealism, which connected the experience to relationships between the Greek erastes and eromenos.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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This delivery and presence is wholly original but feels connected to this history and craft of standup.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Investigators suspected the two killings were related but ran out of leads and the cases went cold.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But even the most sensitive parenting can’t fully insulate boys from the cultural forces that equate masculinity with stoicism, dominance, and economic power—pressures that can shape male identity across class lines, and that can have societal reverberations.—
Joshua Coleman,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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In his remarks, Mr. Trump equated diversity with incompetence, and effectively aligned himself with people who use diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., as a proxy for race, a dog whistle for white grievance, and a catchall for societal ills.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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When evaluating last-mile delivery partners, don’t simply compare rates, routes and key performance indicators (KPIs).—
Scott Wang,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The tariff situation is so atypical that comparing this year to last year could be irrelevant.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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“Correlate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlate. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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