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Definition of correlatednext

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
Sports team investments have received outsized attention in recent years, with dozens of new funds chasing market-beating returns in a category that is not correlated with most other assets. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2025 Still, investors need to recognize that other types of crypto are highly correlated to bitcoin, so there’s only so much diversification within crypto itself that’s possible, Siemer said. Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025 In a series of stunning, large trials, researchers established that these drugs lowered blood glucose, delayed the worsening of kidney disease, and were strongly correlated with reduced risk of several cardiac conditions. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025 A number of factors have been correlated to the issue including the difference in women having looser knee ligament, their menstrual cycle, and wearing cleats designed around men’s physiology. Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025 The trend mirrors dynamics seen in previous cycles where high retirement rates correlated with shifts in control of the chamber. Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 This finding correlated with previous suggestions that cave lions may have attacked or scavenged on Yuka. Jay Kakade december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025 Rarely, if ever, in American history has political party allegiance been so closely correlated with religious beliefs. Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • Given that immunizations save money by reducing illness and the associated health care costs, vaccine programs have proven to be valuable investments.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Documentation related to the project — like drafts of the terms or any associated paperwork — will remain confidential and will not be available through the Kansas Open Records Act until the parties execute an agreement, according to the bond agreement state legislators moved forward last month.
    Sofi Zeman January 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Several recent victims were identified as Chipri Chimpi from the village of Sialjod, 40-year-old Prakash Das, and a minor boy.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • She has not yet been identified.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 11 Jan. 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
  • Panattoni is positioning itself to lead this next phase, including specialist capability for data centres and AI related infrastructure, which are expected to expand rapidly for decades.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • California law requires owners of medical corporations to be licensed in medicine or a related field.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • These were voices that connected communities across generations.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Body Scan 2 Withings, which has been making connected scales since 2009, announced an upgrade at CES 2026.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • And his military and internal security apparatus may not have the time or ability to address its growing and interrelated internal and external threats simultaneously.
    Aaron Pilkington, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Peace, love and ice cream Ben & Jerry’s has a three-part mission: a social mission, a product mission, and a financial mission, which Cohen says are all equally significant and interrelated.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Dec. 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 12 Jan. 2026.

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