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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
Social conservatism among men, but not women, was negatively correlated with intellectual giftedness. Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Scientists have also identified certain groups of bacteria that are correlated with health. Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026 There was a strong positive correlation between maximum hunt speed and maximum flight height for the long-wing species, while maximum and mean flight speeds were negatively correlated with wing area for all five species studied. Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 These are traits that have always been independently correlated with lower layoff risk. Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Home life among 'constellation' of issues Student absenteeism is often correlated with household or child welfare problems that impact the student's school life, according to UFA's Lack. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 18 June 2026 Academic research subsequently documented that Fox News viewership correlated directly with fundraising and primary votes for Tea Party candidates. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 And the power surge has correlated with an uptick in offensive performance overall by the team. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 Global warming is directly correlated with increases in serious disasters like hurricanes, cyclones and wildfires. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • The reality, however, of running and building a business and all the associated performance management, which most politicians know absolutely nothing about, is very different.
    Bill Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Researchers identified large carbon-bearing molecules inside two mudstone samples collected in Jezero Crater, an area believed to have hosted a lake billions of years ago.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
  • In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 June 2026
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
  • Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • That background is important because robots and autonomous vehicles face a related challenge.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • The critical question is whether these realities remain connected.
    Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
  • JioHotstar’s Bharath Ram cited nearly 100 million connected televisions in India as context for the platform’s accelerating CTV push, while Soni said YouTube now reaches more than 75 million Indian adults aged 18 and above on connected TV screens.
    Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Petco Park and the Padres are an important economic driver to the regions economy, contributing more than their fair share through interrelated economic activity, supporting 13,500 jobs and generating millions of dollars to the city’s general fund each year.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Shifting gears confidently into the second half of the season, this week’s episode has a more cohesive feel than the show has been able to manage so far, turning a series of interrelated crises into a Magnolia-esque montage of desperation from most of the major characters.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 3 May 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 26 Jun. 2026.

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