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verb

past tense of correlate
as in identified
to think of (something) in combination a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work

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Recent Examples of correlated
Verb
Data from Freightos indicates that escalating fuel prices have not directly correlated with air freight rates yet. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 According to the report, IPO activity and new private jet deliveries are 70% correlated over the past decade, except for the 2020 and 2021 Covid years. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Program uptake correlated with declines in hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses. Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 In March, as Scientific American reported, an analysis of around 27,000 patient records found that thymus function correlated with longer lifespans, as well as lower rates of lung cancer or cardiovascular disease. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 The researchers found that insufficient sleep was significantly negatively correlated with life expectancy in most states across that time frame, meaning lower sleep insufficiency meant longer life expectancy. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 That stat is the 90th percentile of a player’s exit velocities over a season, and is tightly correlated with Bat Speed. Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Research shows that public preschool attendance is correlated to higher performance in third-grade reading and math. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 Social conservatism among men, but not women, was negatively correlated with intellectual giftedness. Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • Surgery eligibility is primarily driven by BMI; however, there is a movement to consider waist circumference because of the associated risks, according to Serlie.
    Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Augsburg’s French centre-back Chrislain Matsima was Palace’s main target, but negotiations have stalled over the transfer fee and associated costs.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Friends identified the woman as Susan Solari, the longtime owner of Hinterland German Shepherds, a breeding operation that had been based on the property for decades.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The crash victim, identified as a 66-year-old man, was taken out of the woods by the fire department using specialized vehicles and transferred to an ambulance which transported him to Life Star.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50.
    Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • The paper ends with a call for better governance of this and related areas, such as the ordering of custom DNA sequences.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, new cyclosporiasis cases and related emergency department visits are declining, MDHHS said.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • For Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the operator of the GHA DISCOVERY loyalty program, the challenge is to expand beyond hotels without becoming another sprawling marketplace filled with loosely connected offers.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Under this approach, engineers develop the robot's body and movement controls as a connected system.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Campaign For Democracy refers to three interrelated federal funds overseen by longtime Newsom advisors Lindsey Cobia and Ann Patterson.
    Lia Russell July 15, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, the court ruled unanimously that the federal law overreaches for two interrelated reasons, one about constitutional law and the other about the facts surrounding marijuana use.
    Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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