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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
Macroeconomic pressures could derail the outlook, though the analyst said that rising interest rates typically aren’t correlated with any reaction by Royal Caribbean’s stock. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Regular-season success isn’t directly correlated with postseason performance. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 That difference tells you what your marketing actually caused rather than what simply correlated with a sale. — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 That marks a change from earlier this year, when Bitcoin traded more like a risk-on asset that was more correlated with tech stocks. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Experts believe the silver was organized by weight, which directly correlated with the metal’s value. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • As of late August, his family and associated entities collectively held over 68% of total H and M shares.
    — , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Critics have also focused on the role of international institutions like the World Bank, which has long supported some of these hydropower projects and their associated dams.
    — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Police also formally identified Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, as among the victims in their new statement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Here are a few of the critical problems the mathematicians identified.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 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 teenagers will face charges including armed carjacking, assault and other related offenses.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • If an executive consistently speaks about supply chain resilience, for example, is that expertise reinforced by the executive biography, corporate website, media commentary and related thought leadership?
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Denver’s pressure and connected passes (and some friendly bounces) led to a calm and clinical goal from captain and United States Women’s National Team staple Lindsey Heaps in the 13th minute.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Consumer adoption tends to follow a different path, growing as connected services demonstrate clear value in everyday use.
    — Stacey Moser, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Studies like this underscore the many interrelated factors and moving pieces that contribute to trustworthiness.
    — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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

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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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