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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
Diversification, especially into areas that aren’t perfectly correlated, stabilizes your portfolio so that not every part moves in lockstep when markets shift. Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 The success of the Lakers is directly correlated to Ayton's performance night in and night out. Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 If anything, the two franchises seemed to support the notion that payroll is only loosely correlated with success. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 Coup violence is inversely correlated with success. John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 Who knows if that intensity correlated to second half bump of inspiration for the Panthers, who came back after being down to win the game and earn their second victory of the season. Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025 Prior psychological research has shown that openness is frequently correlated with higher levels of giving. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025 Research has correlated later chronotypes, those who typically fall asleep later than the average person, with a higher risk of chronic health conditions like heart disease and obesity. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025 More people correlated going to the movie theater with spending quality time with loved ones, while streaming at home was more associated with relaxation. Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • To test the disruption theory, the researchers directly examined the effects of beam-plasma instabilities by measuring the jet’s beam profile and associated magnetic field signatures.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.
    Dawn Giel,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers identified nine confounding factors in the study, like parental demographics, socioeconomic status, cognitive development and peer influence.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • And some risk factors for obesity aren’t modifiable, for example genetics; researchers have identified at least 15 different genes that influence obesity.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And never log into any Google account through a linked or popup sign-in prompt.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • No one can peer at their respective architectures, weights (the various connection strengths among linked neurons), or activations (what numbers are being calculated given the inputs and weights while the models are running) without the company granting special access.
    Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Another potential applicant is the McAlister Institute, which already offers a range of related services.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Under , backed by 61 percent of voters as of Tuesday night, the state would be able to prevent property values near the border from increasing due to border security infrastructure and related improvements.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The company plans to use technology to detect underage users based on conversations and interactions on the platform, as well as information from connected social media accounts.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
  • However, traditional mechanical fingers require multiple connected components, each increasing cost, weight, and maintenance challenges.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So, these are two big interrelated ideas that people need to get.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • To solve these, the solution is interrelated.
    Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • From the pews, those gathered joined musicians, clapping and raising their hands in the air to begin the service.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So Garcia re-joined in tricky circumstances, and with a lot of expectation on his shoulders.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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