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correlated

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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
Land is a finite resource and positively correlated with inflation, continuing to appreciate as costs go up. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 Entangled photons have quantum properties that remain correlated even when the particles are separated by long distances. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Having family-sized units is strongly correlated with families with older children remaining in the city and with families of higher socioeconomic status having children in the first place. Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Mortgages and car loans, for example, are closely correlated to the 10-year Treasury yield. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Compute capacity is directly correlated to revenue for AI labs like Anthropic, which is valued at close to $1 trillion in the private market. Kate Rooney, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 And these are separate dimensions, but maybe they’re correlated. Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 In their survey, eras when European societies have faced greater insecurity, such as times of economic stress, have correlated with an uptick in the belief in non-physical, spiritual or magical influences. Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 The edginess of your bob is directly correlated to its length. Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • Requiring personnel to document a legitimate law-enforcement reason and associated case number before conducting a license-plate search.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Managing waste The approach reduces reliance on autoclaving, incineration and landfill and also lowers the associated energy and water use.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The remains of a man found near a Sierra campsite more than 30 years ago have been identified by Placer County cold case investigators as George Krusely, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That was until 2021, when police identified a male DNA profile that had no matches in the database.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 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 issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Normally, California boasts an agriculture industry with more than 350 commodities that account for over $100 billion in related economic activity.
    Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Leadership and entrepreneurial thinking are more connected than people assume.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Little connected on a 67-yarder in Week 18 last season, giving him the two longest official field goals in NFL history.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 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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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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