correlating

verb

present participle of correlate
as in associating
to think of (something) in combination a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work

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Recent Examples of correlating Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally. — William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026 By correlating these dimensions, leaders gain a holistic view of cost drivers and value creation. — Hakan Ekmen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Clearly, something correlating with a generational change is shaping this disease. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026 Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026 Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlating
  1. associating
  2. identifying
  3. connecting
  4. linking
  5. relating
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the connection between hair shedding and ferritin is well documented, with studies associating low ferritin levels with telogen effluvium, a form of temporary hair loss.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026
  • Some jokes, including a riff on the history of the Wright Brothers, feel vaguely Dada, as if Marino and Wain had spent a long, happy stretch of aimless days drinking coffee and free-associating.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of associating
Verb
  • In pre-war Japan, identifying a successor was less of a conundrum.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Gwinnett County police are asking the public for help in identifying a man accused of assaulting a woman in Norcross.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • The next section to the north, connecting through South Miami to the edge of Coral Gables, is virtually finished and set to officially open next month — though construction fencing is gone and people are already using it.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Chevron is exploring a pipeline connecting Iraq’s oil patch with the Mediterranean Sea via Syria.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • While the search for the jewels is ongoing, investigators have found no digital communications or physical evidence linking anyone beyond the four suspects to the theft.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
  • The Tower Bridge Dinner takes place on the Tower Bridge linking Sacramento and West Sacramento.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of linking
Verb
  • So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Definition of relating

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