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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
Mendelian randomization analyses from the same study found evidence for a causal, not merely correlated, relationship between higher BMI and snoring, which implies that weight loss is a mechanistically sound intervention. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Franchise prices are also not correlated to the stock market. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The slides outlined that better use of hospice was correlated with lower mortality ratios at the Brigham. Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026 So the whole play on words was the birds and the bees,which is kind of correlated to both John Logan and John Tucker’s stories, in a sense. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 May 2026 But valuations are likely closely correlated to real-world spending, and the results bear that out. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme. ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026 More passive use of social media is correlated with more depression and anxiety, Greenberg said. CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Nike’s recent Kobe All-Star reissues have correlated with the city hosting each year’s respective event. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supercomputing center in Wyoming.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
  • Clicking on any individual facility opens a side panel displaying its name, address, associated organizations and most recent climate reading.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The California Highway Patrol said investigators have identified the suspect as 60-year-old Robert Bell of Stockton.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • The Louisa County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the victim was found dead at the business and identified the victim as a resident of rural Wapello, a small city about 24 miles south of Muscatine.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 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
  • The drug also helped improve related conditions like knee osteoarthritis and sleep apnea.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • The research is an abstract that hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal, but was presented in May at Digestive Disease Week, a prestigious annual meeting for professionals in gastroenterology, hepatology and related fields.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • According to pro garden designer Mirela Bajic, native plants are on the rise because people are starting to feel more connected to their gardens again.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • As vehicles become increasingly connected and autonomous, that capability will only become more important.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 6 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
  • 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
  • The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

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