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
  • The rest of the party is mostly silent, forever associating itself with a movement that’s intent on destroying the centrist parts of the Democratic Party.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of associating
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  • In the video, the worker wore an ID badge identifying her as a union member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • This includes identifying what messages resonate, where deals stall and how buyers respond over time, while giving teams the context to adapt in real time.
    — Tom Burke, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • Siard recommends mapping your wing with your eyes open before connecting it to the lash line.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Then, in Game 2, Sneed caught fire from the opening tip, connecting on three of his first four 3-point attempts.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Bab al-Mandab, which translates as the Gate of Tears, is located at the southern end of the Red Sea and is a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Secure linking enables public institutions to do better for people, and private companies to eliminate waste and create benefits throughout entire industries.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of linking
Verb
  • Its symbols represent a mathematical formula relating the time periods of celestial bodies’ motions in the sky.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
  • By researching Seth, Jacob is trying to recapture or devise a purer form of relating.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of relating

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